twifeald

Middle English

Adjective

twifeald

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of twifold

Old English

Old English numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: twēġen     Ordinal: ōþer     Adverbial: tweowa     Age: twiwintre     Multiplier: twifeald

Alternative forms

• twyfeald

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtwiˌfæ͜ɑld/, [ˈtwiˌfæ͜ɑɫd]

Adjective

twifeald

1. double
2. doubtful, irresolute
3. placed together
4. (of dealing) double, unstraightforward, deceitful

Declension

Declension of twifeald — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	twifeald	twifeald	twifeald
Accusative	twifealdne	twifealde	twifeald
Genitive	twifealdes	twifealdre	twifealdes
Dative	twifealdum	twifealdre	twifealdum
Instrumental	twifealde	twifealdre	twifealde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	twifealde	twifealda, twifealde	twifeald
Accusative	twifealde	twifealda, twifealde	twifeald
Genitive	twifealdra	twifealdra	twifealdra
Dative	twifealdum	twifealdum	twifealdum
Instrumental	twifealdum	twifealdum	twifealdum

Declension of twifeald — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	twifealda	twifealde	twifealde
Accusative	twifealdan	twifealdan	twifealde
Genitive	twifealdan	twifealdan	twifealdan
Dative	twifealdan	twifealdan	twifealdan
Instrumental	twifealdan	twifealdan	twifealdan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	twifealdan	twifealdan	twifealdan
Accusative	twifealdan	twifealdan	twifealdan
Genitive	twifealdra, twifealdena	twifealdra, twifealdena	twifealdra, twifealdena
Dative	twifealdum	twifealdum	twifealdum
Instrumental	twifealdum	twifealdum	twifealdum

Derived terms

• twifealdnes
• untwifeald

Descendants

• Middle English: twifald, twifold
  • English: twifold

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “twifeald”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.