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twǽde

  • adjective
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twǽde, adj.
Doubled (?), containing two of three parts of a whole; the word occurs mostly as substantive, two thirds, two parts of three
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  • Wylle óþ sié twǽde bewylled ðæs wóses (cf. bewyl óþ þriddan dǽl, 120, 15)

    boil till two thirds of the juice are boiled away,

      Lchdm. ii. 38, 11.
  • Wylle óþ ðæt se wǽta sié twǽde on bewylled (cf. 266, 31)

    boil till the liquor be boiled down to two thirds,

      332, 17.
  • Dó twǽde ðæs wínes and þriddan dǽl ðæs huniges

    put two parts of wine to one of honey,

      306, 26.
  • Dó ðæs meluwes twǽde and ðæs sealtes þriddan dǽl,

      314, 5.
  • Dó ðæs huniges twǽde and ðære buteran þriddan dǽl,

      316, 7.
  • Dó ðæs swefles swilcan ðara wyrta twǽde

    to the quantity of sulphur put twice as much of the plants,

      78, 8.
  • Se biscop and ða hígen áhten twǽde ðæs wuda and ðæs mæstes,

      Chart. Th. 70, 29.
  • Se cyning áh twǽdne dǽl (twegen dǽlas,

      MSS. B. H.) weres, þriddan dǽl sunu oþþe mǽgas, L. In. 23; Th. i. 116, 15.
  • [O. L. Ger. tuédi half: O. Frs. twéde two thirds, also half; twédnath two thirds.] Cf. twi-dǽl.
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v.  þridda.
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