se'nnight
se'nnight is the alternative form of sennight.
Meaning of sennight
Noun
sennight (plural sennights)
- 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, […]c. 1517 (date written; published c. 1545), John Skelton, “Here after Foloweth the Booke Called Elynour Rummynge. The Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng per Skelton Laureat.”, in Alexander Dyce, editor, The...
- Synonyms:
- week in its various senses
- I dranke not this sennet
Forms of se'nnight
| plural | se'nnights |
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Questions about se'nnight
- What is se'nnight the alternative form of?
- Se'nnight is the alternative form of sennight.
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