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Old English · noun

Getwisan

Normalised Ġetwisan

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/jeˈtwi.sɑn/
[jeˈtwi.zɑn]
Syllables
je · ˈtwi · sɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
geminizodiacastrology

Meaning

  1. Gemini (Zodiac sign)

    Sume naman sind ēac þe nabbaþ ānfeald ġetæl, ac bēoþ ǣfre maniġfealdlīċe ġecwedene, swā swā bēoþ twā þāra twelf tācna, Ġetwisan and Fiscas.

    There are also some nouns that don't have a singular number, but are always used in the plural, including two of the twelve Zodiac signs, Gemini and Pisces.

    c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice

Declension

Declension of Getwisan
Plural
Nominative Ġetwisan
Accusative Ġetwisan
Genitive Ġetwisena
Dative Ġetwisum

All forms (3)

Etymology

From the plural of ġetwisa (“twin”), translating Latin Geminī.

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