Meanings
- dialectalThirteen.
"Mary Baldwyn, daughter of Richard Baldwyn of Rough Lee, aged—How old was she, sexton?" "Throtteen," replied the man
1848, William Harrison Ainsworth, The Lancashire Witches
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Old Englishþrēotīene
- Middle Englishthrottene
- Englishthrotteen
From Middle English throttene, þreottene, from Old English þrēotīene, þrēotēne. More at thirteen.
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