![]() That's because thirteen and third have undergone metathesis from Old English þreotene and þridda. ![]() Note how you say three, but not threeteen or thrid you say thirteen and third instead. The phenomenon is called metathesis, and it is actually not that uncommon in English and many other languages.
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