Old English · numeral
twa and twentig
- Part of speech
- numeral
- IPA
- /twɑː ɑnd ˈtweːn.tij/
- Syllables
- twɑː · ɑnd · ˈtweːn · tij (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- twenty-two
Meaning
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twenty-two
Sardina is þrī and þrītti mīla lang, and twā and twentiġ mīla brād.
Sardinia is thirty-three miles long, and twenty-two miles wide.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *twai andi twaintig.
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