sennight - Wiktionary, the free dictionary sennight (plural sennights) (archaic, poetic or obsolete) A period of seven consecutive days and nights; a week Synonym: (archaic or obsolete) sevennight
Sennight - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline sennight (n ) "period or space of seven days and nights, a week" (archaic), a contraction by late 14c of late Old English sefennnahht (Orm), itself from Old English seofon nihta literally "seven nights;" see seven + night
What does SENNIGHT mean? - Definitions. net sennight noun A period of seven nights; a week sennight adverb After a sennight has passed Etymology: * Shortened form of sevennight
Sennight - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘sennight' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary com or its editors
sennight: meaning, synonyms - WordSense What does sennight mean? Shortened form of sevennight (archaic) A period of seven nights; a week c 1599-1600, William Shakespeare, As You Like It Act III, scene ii if the interim be but a se'nnight, Time's pace is so hard that it seems the length of seven year c 1599-1606, William Shakespeare, Macbeth Act I, scene iii