Old English

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Etymology

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From twi- +‎ scyldig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtwiˌʃyl.dij/, [ˈtwiˌʃyɫ.dij]

Adjective

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twisċyldiġ[1][2]

  1. condemned to a double penalty

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “twi-scyldig”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ John R. Clark Hall (1916) “twiscyldig”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[2], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan