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forty
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Forty \For"ty\, n.; pl. Forties (-t[i^]z). 1. The sum of four tens; forty units or objects. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol expressing forty units; as, 40, or xl. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Forty \For"ty\ (f[^o]r"t[y^]), a. [OE. forti, fourti, fowerti, AS. fe['o]wertig; fe['o]wer four + suff. -tig ten; akin to OS. fiwartig, fiartig, D. veertig, G. vierzig, Icel. fj["o]rut[imac]u, Sw. fyratio, Dan. fyrretyve, Goth. fidw[=o]r tigjus. See Four, and Ten, and cf. Fourteen.] Four times ten; thirty-nine and one more. [1913 Webster]
