halvfjerde
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Equivalent to halv (“half”) + fjerde (“fourth”), from Old Norse halfr fjórði, compare Old English feorþe healf, German vierthalb (archaic).
Pronunciation[edit]
Numeral[edit]
halvfjerde
- (obsolete) three and a half
- 1711, Ludvig Holberg, Introduction til de fornemste Europæiske Rigers Historier, page 490:
- en Beleyring, som varede halffierde Aar.
- An occupation that lasted for three and a half years.
- 1917, Danmarks Fauna, volume 20, page 5:
- Fra Australien kender man et Eksemplar paa omtrent halvfjerde Meters Længde.
- From Australia, a specimen is known that measures around three and a half meters.