"fift" meaning in All languages combined

See fift on Wiktionary

Numeral [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|numeral}} fift
  1. Obsolete spelling of fifth. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: fifth

Adjective [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|altform=1}} fift
  1. alternative form of fifte Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fifte

Adjective [Scots]

Etymology: From Middle English fifthe, fifte, fift, from Old English fīfta (“fifth”), from Proto-Germanic *fimftô (“fifth”) or *femftô. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|fifthe}} Middle English fifthe, {{inh|sco|ang|fīfta||fifth}} Old English fīfta (“fifth”), {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*fimftô||fifth}} Proto-Germanic *fimftô (“fifth”) Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective}} fift
  1. fifth
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