The origin of the word 'fortnight'

[Yuri Yurinov]

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Hello everybody,

I am trying to guess the origin of the word 'fortnight'. As far as I know, it is a period of two weeks. Is it a shorten form of 'fourteen nights'?

Regards,

Yuri
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[Alan]

Hi Yuri,

You're absolutely right. 'Shortened'.

Alan
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[Yuri Yurinov]

Good afternoon, Alan, and thank you,

Of course, 'shortened' and of course 'fourteen'.


Yuri
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