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Old English · numeral

twegen

Normalised twēġen

Part of speech
numeral
Declension
strong
IPA
/ˈtweː.jen/
Syllables
ˈtweː · jen (2 syllables)
Modern English
twotwain

Meaning

  1. two

    God ġesċōp ūs twā ēagan and twā ēaran, twā nosþȳrlu and twēġen weoloras, twā handa and twēġen fēt.

    God gave us two eyes and two ears, two nostrils and two lips, two hands and two feet.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "Preface to Genesis":

Declension

Strong declension of twegen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Plural
Nominative twēġentwātūtwā
Accusative twēġentwātūtwā
Genitive twēġatwēġratwēġatwēġratwēġatwēġra
Dative twāmtwǣmtwāmtwǣmtwāmtwǣm
Instrumental twāmtwǣmtwāmtwǣmtwāmtwǣm

All forms (7)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *twai-: cognate with Old Saxon and Old Dutch twēne, Old High German zwēne, whence archaic German zween, compare German zwei.

Descendants

twain

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