Old Frisian

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Old Frisian numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: twēne
    Ordinal: ōther
    Fractional: twēde

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *twai-. Cognates include Old English twēġen and Old Saxon twēne.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtweːne/, [ˈtwɛːne]

Numeral

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twēne m

  1. two
    twēne skillingartwo shillings

Inflection

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Declension of twēne
masculine feminine neuter
nominative twēne, twēn, twēr twā twā
accusative twēne twā twā
genitive twēra, twīra twēra, twīra twēra, twīra
dative twām twām twām

Descendants

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  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: tau
    Goesharde:
    Hoolmer: tweer m tou f or n
    Hoorninger: twäär m tou f or n
    Halligen: twaane ?, tweer m, taue f or n
    Heligoland: tau
    Mooring: twäär m, tou f or n, (nominalized) twane m or f
    Wiedingharde: tweer m tou f or n
    Sylt: tau
  • Saterland Frisian: twäin m, two f or n
  • West Frisian: twa

References

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  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Saxon

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Old Saxon cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : twēne

Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *twai-. Compare Old Dutch twēne, twē, Old English twēġen, Old High German zwēne.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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twēne

  1. two
    • 9th c. Heliand, verse 4937
      "Johannes endi Petrus, thie gumon twēne..."
      "John and Peter, the two men...

Declension

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Declension of twēne
masculine neuter feminine
nominative twēne, twēna twē twā, twō
accusative twēne, twēna twē twā, twō
genitive twēiro, twēio twēiro, twēio twēiro, twēio
dative twēm twēm twēm

Descendants

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