sennight
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sennight
- /ˈsɛnaɪt/ UK
- /-nɪt/ UK
- /ˈsɛnaɪt/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English senight, senyght, sinight (“sevennight, a week”) [and other forms], a shortened form of seven-night, sevenight, sevenyght [and other forms], from Late Old English seofeniht (compare seofonnihte (“seven days old; seven days long”, adjective)), from seofon (“seven”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”)) + niht (“night; day (when computing spans of time)”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”)). Doublet of sevennight.
noun sennights · sennet · se'nnight · se'night · sevennight · seven-night
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Synonym of week in its various senses, a period of seven consecutive days and nights.
I dranke not this sennet
A draught to my pay;
Elynour, I thé pray,
Of thyne ale let vs assay, […]
Similar: week in its various senses
Talk about this word "sennight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sennight. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sennight. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sennight "sennight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sennight.Cite this
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title = {sennight},
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year = {2026},
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