fortnith

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fortnith

/ˈfɔːtnɪθ/ Northern England
/ˈfɒtnɪθ/ Northern England

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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.

noun fortniths · fortneth · fotneth · fotnith

Northern England, alternative, dialectal, obsolete Alternative form of fortnight […]to Anne Mercer, my daughter, the some of xiiij li., according to an agrement between her husband and me, to be paid within one fortnith of the death of my wiffe.

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@misc{fortnith_2026,
  title = {fortnith},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fortnith},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}