"digit" meaning in Middle English

See digit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdidʒit/, /ˈdidʒitus/ Forms: digitys [plural], digite [alternative], digitus [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin digitus. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|la|digitus}} Latin digitus Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} digit, {{enm-noun|digitys}} digit (plural digitys)
  1. digit (Arabic numeral)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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