seiven

Scots

Alternative forms

seeven, seven, sieven
(obsolete) sevin, sewin

Etymology

From Middle English seven, from Old English seofon, from Proto-Germanic *sebun, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsiːvən/, /ˈseːvən/
(Mid Northern) IPA^(key): /ˈsəivən/

Numeral

cardinal number
7	Previous:	sax
7	Next:	aicht

seiven

seven

References

Andy Eagle, ed., (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

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