twifeald
Middle English
Old English
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| Cardinal: twēġen Ordinal: ōþer Adverbial: tweowa Multiplier: twifeald | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *twifaldaz, equivalent to twi- + -feald. Cognate with Old Frisian twifald, Old Norse tvífaldr, Old Saxon twifald, Old High German zwifalt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtwiˌfæ͜ɑld/, [ˈtwiˌfæ͜ɑɫd]
Adjective
twifeald
- double
- doubtful, irresolute
- placed together
- (of dealing) double, unstraightforward, deceitful
Declension
Declension of twifeald — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | twifeald | twifeald | twifeald |
| Accusative | twifealdne | twifealde | twifeald |
| Genitive | twifealdes | twifealdre | twifealdes |
| Dative | twifealdum | twifealdre | twifealdum |
| Instrumental | twifealde | twifealdre | twifealde |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | twifealde | twifealda, twifealde | twifeald |
| Accusative | twifealde | twifealda, twifealde | twifeald |
| Genitive | twifealdra | twifealdra | twifealdra |
| Dative | twifealdum | twifealdum | twifealdum |
| Instrumental | twifealdum | twifealdum | twifealdum |
Declension of twifeald — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | twifealda | twifealde | twifealde |
| Accusative | twifealdan | twifealdan | twifealde |
| Genitive | twifealdan | twifealdan | twifealdan |
| Dative | twifealdan | twifealdan | twifealdan |
| Instrumental | twifealdan | twifealdan | twifealdan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | twifealdan | twifealdan | twifealdan |
| Accusative | twifealdan | twifealdan | twifealdan |
| Genitive | twifealdra, twifealdena | twifealdra, twifealdena | twifealdra, twifealdena |
| Dative | twifealdum | twifealdum | twifealdum |
| Instrumental | twifealdum | twifealdum | twifealdum |
Derived terms
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “twifeald”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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