fortnightn.

Brit.

/ˈfɔːtnʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt/

Forms: Middle English furten-, Middle English fourte-, (Middle English fourtee-, fowerte-), Middle English fourten-, fowrt(e-, Middle English–1600s fo(u)rth-, 1500s fourt-, ( fortk-), 1500s– fort-: see night n. and int.

Etymology: Contracted form of Old English féowertýne niht fourteen nights. Compare sennight n. For the ancient Germanic method of reckoning by nights see Tacitus Germania xi.

a. A period of fourteen nights; two weeks.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > a week > [noun] > specific number of weeks

fortnighta1000

(a) fourteen night (rarely fourteen day)a1000

tresemayns1545

a warp of weeks1599

week1680

two-week1900

a1000 Laws of Ina §55 Oþ ðæt feowertyne niht ofer Eastron.

c1300 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Otho) (1978) l. 12814 Nou his folle fourti niht [c1275 Calig. feowertene niht] þat he hire haueþ i-holde forþ-riht.

c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 4236 Al a fourten niȝt sike he lay.

c1440 Generydes 5342 It passith not a fourthnyght sithe it was.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement Introd. 20 It is but a senyghtes labour, or, at the moste, a fourtnyghtes.

1639 in Hamilton Papers (1880) 81 I shall make ane end of uhuat I can do in on fortnighte.

c1720 M. Prior Case Stated 8 It wanted a fortnight to Bartlemew-fair.

1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar viii. 69 During the brief fortnight of his seventh consulship.

b. this day, Monday, †Monday was (a), etc. fortnight: a fortnight from (this day, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb] > a fortnight ago

this day, Monday, Monday was (a), etc. fortnight1389

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > in a week or fortnight

sennightc1275

this day, Monday, Monday was (a), etc. fortnight1389

1389 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 71 Y^e tridde shal been y^e sunday fowrtenytz aftere hestern.

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur x. ii I..haue remembraunce of your promyse that ye haue made with me to doo bataille with me this day fourtenyght.

1605 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1889) IV. 278 To be payd..10 li. this day fort~night.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 533. ⁋2 On Monday was fortnight it was my misfortune to come to London.

†2. attributive; occasionally quasi-adj.= fortnightly adj., adv., and n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > a week > [adjective] > occurring every specific number of weeks

fortnight1549

fortnightly1800

tri-weekly1832

1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 4th Serm. sig. Mvi Ther was thre wekes sessions at newe gate, and fourthnighte sessions at the Mershialshye.

1563 in F. J. Furnivall Child-marriages, Divorces, & Ratifications Diocese Chester (1897) 59 At the fortnight end, he maried her not, but [etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fortnight
释义	fortnightn. Brit. /ˈfɔːtnʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt/ Forms: Middle English furten-, Middle English fourte-, (Middle English fourtee-, fowerte-), Middle English fourten-, fowrt(e-, Middle English–1600s fo(u)rth-, 1500s fourt-, ( fortk-), 1500s– fort-: see night n. and int. Etymology: Contracted form of Old English féowertýne niht fourteen nights. Compare sennight n. For the ancient Germanic method of reckoning by nights see Tacitus Germania xi. 1. a. A period of fourteen nights; two weeks. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > a week > [noun] > specific number of weeks fortnighta1000 (a) fourteen night (rarely fourteen day)a1000 tresemayns1545 a warp of weeks1599 week1680 two-week1900 a1000 Laws of Ina §55 Oþ ðæt feowertyne niht ofer Eastron. c1300 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Otho) (1978) l. 12814 Nou his folle fourti niht [c1275 Calig. feowertene niht] þat he hire haueþ i-holde forþ-riht. c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 4236 Al a fourten niȝt sike he lay. c1440 Generydes 5342 It passith not a fourthnyght sithe it was. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement Introd. 20 It is but a senyghtes labour, or, at the moste, a fourtnyghtes. 1639 in Hamilton Papers (1880) 81 I shall make ane end of uhuat I can do in on fortnighte. c1720 M. Prior Case Stated 8 It wanted a fortnight to Bartlemew-fair. 1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar viii. 69 During the brief fortnight of his seventh consulship. b. this day, Monday, †Monday was (a), etc. fortnight: a fortnight from (this day, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb] > a fortnight ago this day, Monday, Monday was (a), etc. fortnight1389 the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > in a week or fortnight sennightc1275 this day, Monday, Monday was (a), etc. fortnight1389 1389 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 71 Y^e tridde shal been y^e sunday fowrtenytz aftere hestern. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur x. ii I..haue remembraunce of your promyse that ye haue made with me to doo bataille with me this day fourtenyght. 1605 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1889) IV. 278 To be payd..10 li. this day fort~night. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 533. ⁋2 On Monday was fortnight it was my misfortune to come to London. †2. attributive; occasionally quasi-adj.= fortnightly adj., adv., and n. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > a week > [adjective] > occurring every specific number of weeks fortnight1549 fortnightly1800 tri-weekly1832 1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 4th Serm. sig. Mvi Ther was thre wekes sessions at newe gate, and fourthnighte sessions at the Mershialshye. 1563 in F. J. Furnivall Child-marriages, Divorces, & Ratifications Diocese Chester (1897) 59 At the fortnight end, he maried her not, but [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1000
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