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Methuselah

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methuselah

Main Entry:: Me·thu·se·lah
Pronunciation:: \mə-ˈthü-zə-lə, -ˈthyü-; -ˈth(y)üz-lə\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Hebrew Mĕthūshelaḥ
Date:: 14th century

1 : an ancestor of Noah held to have lived 969 years 2 : an oversize wine bottle holding about six liters

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