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twéntig

  • noun
  • numeral
  • adjective
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Grammar
twéntig, twégentig; num.
Wright's OE grammar
§447;
Twenty.
Grammar
twéntig, used adjectivally, with the inflexions of the plural adjective in gen. and dat., but also with singular gen.
alone
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  • Ðis synd ðara twéntiges hída landgemǽra,

    • Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 429, 25.
  • Mid twéntigum (twoegentigum, Rush.: tuoentigum, Lind.) þúsendum,

    • Lk. Skt. 14, 31.
  • On twéntigum fótmǽlum,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 1657
    • ; s
    • El. 830.
  • Næs tó ánum dæge, ne tó twám . . . ne tó twéntigum,

    • Num. 11, 19.
  • Intó ðýs twéntigum hídum,

    • Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 331, 1.
Grammar
twéntig, with other numbers, the inflection may be omitted if the noun does not immediately follow
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  • Nánne ðara twá and twéntigra monna,

    • Ors. 6, 2
    • ;
    • Swt. 256, 2.
  • Ðæt mæsten is gemǽne tó ðám án and twéntigum hídum,

    • Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 319, 29
    • .
  • Ymb twéntig . . . and fíf nihtum,

    • Menol. Fox 371
    • ;
    • Men. 187.
Grammar
twéntig, used substantively,
alone
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  • Gif ðǽr beóþ twéntig rihtwísra,

    • Gen. 18, 31.
  • Án twéntig is ðara bóca ðe Adeluuold gesealde

    of the books that Athelwold gave there is a score,

    • Chart. Th. 244, 21.
  • Wæs ic mid ðé twéntig wintra,

    • Gen. 31, 38.
  • Næfde hé má ðonne twéntig sceápa and twéntig swýnas,

    • Ors. 1, 1
    • ;
    • Swt. 19, 14.
  • Hé hæfde twǽm læs ðe twéntig wintra,

    • Blickl. Homl. 215, 34.
  • Twéntig (fífe and twoegentig,Rush.: tuéntig, Lind.)furlanga,

    • Jn. Skt. 6, 19.
Grammar
twéntig, with other numbers
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  • Hundteóntig geára and seofon and twéntig geára,

    • Gen. 23, 1.
  • Seó menigu wæs án hund manna and twéntig,

    • Homl. Th. i. 296, 18.
  • Onbíd hér seofon and twéntig nihta,

    • Blickl. Homl. 231, 5.
Grammar
twéntig, distributively
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  • Týnum and twéntigum on ánum inne ætgædere restan,

    • R. Ben. 47, 7.
[
Goth. twai-tigjus
:
O. Sax. twéntig
:
O. Frs.twintege
:
O. H. Ger. zweinzug
:
Icel. tuttugu
.]
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  • twéntig, n.; num.; adj.