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Old English · adjective

twifeald

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈtwiˌfæ͜ɑld/
[ˈtwiˌfæ͜ɑɫd]
Syllables
ˈtwi · ˌfæ͜ɑld (2 syllables)
Modern English
doubletwifoldplacedunstraightforwarddoubtfulirresolute

Meaning

  1. double

    Þæt sǣd þe fēoll bē ðām weġe mid twyfealdre dare losode, ðāðā weġferende hit fortrǣdon, and fugelas tōbǣron.

    The seed that fell by the way perished to a double injury, when the wayfarer tread upon it and when the birds carried it away.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

  2. doubtful, irresolute

  3. placed together

  4. double, unstraightforward, deceitful

Declension

Strong declension of twifeald
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative twifealdtwifealdtwifeald
Accusative twifealdnetwifealdetwifeald
Genitive twifealdestwifealdretwifealdes
Dative twifealdumtwifealdretwifealdum
Instrumental twifealdetwifealdretwifealde
Plural
Nominative twifealdetwifealdatwifealdetwifeald
Accusative twifealdetwifealdatwifealdetwifeald
Genitive twifealdratwifealdratwifealdra
Dative twifealdumtwifealdumtwifealdum
Instrumental twifealdumtwifealdumtwifealdum
Weak declension of twifeald
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative twifealdatwifealdetwifealde
Accusative twifealdantwifealdantwifealde
Genitive twifealdantwifealdantwifealdan
Dative twifealdantwifealdantwifealdan
Instrumental twifealdantwifealdantwifealdan
Plural
Nominative twifealdantwifealdantwifealdan
Accusative twifealdantwifealdantwifealdan
Genitive twifealdratwifealdenatwifealdratwifealdenatwifealdratwifealdena
Dative twifealdumtwifealdumtwifealdum
Instrumental twifealdumtwifealdumtwifealdum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twifaldaz, equivalent to twi- + -feald. Cognate with Old Frisian twifald, Old Norse tvífaldr, Old Saxon twifald, Old High German zwifalt.

Descendants

twifold

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