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sextán

sextán

See also: sextan

Icelandic

Numeral

sextán

  1. sixteen; the cardinal number after fimmtán and before sautján.

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sehstehun. Compare Old Saxon sehstein, Old Frisian sextīne, Old English siextīene, Old High German sehszehan, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 (saihstaihun).

Numeral

sextán

  1. sixteen

Descendants

Etymology

From Old Norse sextán, from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun.

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