"fortnith" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔːtnɪθ/ [Northern-England], /ˈfɒtnɪθ/ [Northern-England] Forms: fortniths [plural]
Etymology: A collateral form of fortnight with the dialectal change of /xt/ to /θ/ (probably via an intermediate /θt/); compare Doric Scots dother (“daughter”), mith (“might”), and obsolete noth (“nothing”). Note that drouth (“drought”) is not an example of this change; it instead retains the dental fricative of Old English drugaþ. Etymology templates: {{cog|sco|dother|t=daughter}} Scots dother (“daughter”), {{m+|ang|drugaþ}} Old English drugaþ Head templates: {{en-noun}} fortnith (plural fortniths)
  1. (Northern England dialectal, obsolete) Alternative form of fortnight Tags: Northern-England, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, obsolete Alternative form of: fortnight Synonyms: fortneth, fotneth, fotnith

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Alternative forms

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