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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Sevenyght, Sen(n)ight, n. Also: se'night, sewennight, seavennight, seannight, synnycht, sennet, sinnet. [ME and e.m.E sefennnahht (Orm), seuen nyght (Chaucer), sennyȝt (c1420), sennet (c1440), sennight (1549), OE seofon nihta.] Seven (days and) nights, a week. Also attrib.Also const. with be or com with reference to past or future time.1398 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 38.
On the Thorisday a sevenyght nest folowand 1594–5 Cal. Sc. P. XI 547.
[On Monday] was a sennet 1612 Mar & Kellie MSS Suppl. 46.
This synnycht he hes keiped his chalmer 1661 Red Bk. Grandtully II 153.
On Tuesday coms sennight he appears again 1662 Arniston Mem. 24.
The king … will bring her to Hampton Court by this day se'night 1668 Lauderdale P. II 103.
Mr. R. Douglas … having preachid on Sunday was seavennight 1669 Lauderdale P. II 151.
On Sunday was sinnet I met … with [etc.] 1670 Hist. Fam. Seton 661.
He intends to begin his journey on Monday or Tewsday com seannight 1686 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII 35.
He wes aprehended Moonday wes a sewennight at 10 at night 1689 Melville Corr. 139.
To acquaint you of the receat of yours of the daite this day senightattrib. 1657-73 R. Moray Lett. fol. 193.
My Friday-was-sennights letters have been so long by the way
