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twyfold

English

Alternative forms

  • twifold

Adjective

twyfold (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Twofold.

Adverb

twyfold (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Twofold.

twyfold From the web:

  • what does twyfold mean


twifold

English

Alternative forms

  • twyfold

Etymology

From Middle English twifold, twifald, from Old English twifeald (double, twofold), from Proto-Germanic *twifaldaz (twofold), equivalent to twi- +? fold. Cognate with Middle High German zwivalt (double), Old Norse tvífaldr (double), Icelandic tvöfaldur (double).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?twa?f??ld/

Adjective

twifold (comparative more twifold, superlative most twifold)

  1. (archaic) Twofold.

Adverb

twifold (comparative more twifold, superlative most twifold)

  1. (archaic) In a twofold manner or measure.

twifold From the web:

  • what does twofold mean
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