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twin

(adj.)
Grammar
twin, adj.
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Twin, double Twinnum sangum geminis concentibus, Hpt. Gl. 467, 31

Linked entry: twinn

twín

(n.)
Grammar
twín, es; n.
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Linen Tuum (tuuín ?), tuigin, tuín byssum, Txts. 44, 138. Twín, Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 14. Twiðrǽwen twín ( torta byssus ) . . . ðæt geðrǽwene twín, Past. 14; Swt. 87, 18, 42: Swt. 89, 2. Of twi-spunnenum twíne línenum torta bysso, Swt. 83, 23. Mid geedþráwenum

Linked entry: twínen

twin

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Twinne, twifealde. An. Ox. 5085. Add

twía

Similar entry: twiwa

-twis

(suffix)

Similar entry: ge-twis

twín

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Hwíte twíne geþráwne bisso retorto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 34. Add

angel-twicce

(n.)
Grammar
angel-twicce, an; f.

A red worm used for a bait in angling or fishinglumbricus

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A red worm used for a bait in angling or fishing; lumbricus Rén-wyrrn vel angel-twicce lumbricus, Ælfc. Gl. 24; Som. 60, 30; Wrt. Voc. 24, 31.[twachel the dew-worm, Halwl. Dict.]

Linked entry: angol-twæcce

twi-ecge

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-ecge, adj.
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Two-edged Twiicce biceps (gladius Prov. 5, 4), Kent. Gl. 87. Mid twyecgum bipenne Ps. Th. 73, 6. Hæfde hé twiecge handseax habebat sicam bicipitem, Bd. 2, 9; M. 122, 12. Genim ðæt micle greáte windelstreáw twyecge, Lchdm. ii. 44, 5. Sweord twiecge gladii

Linked entry: twi-icce

twi-weg

(n.)
Grammar
twi-weg, es; m.
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A place where two roads meet Twiweg bivia vel bivium, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 57

palm-twig

(n.)
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a palm-branch Palmtwig palma, Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 61 : Blickl. Gl. Onfóh ðissum palmtwige, Blickl. Homl. 137, 25. Heó álegde ðæt palmtwig ðe heó ǽr onféng, 139, 4. Se gewuna stent ðæt gehwǽr on Godes gelaþunge se sacerd bletsian sceole palmtwigu on ðisum

ífig-twig

(n.)
Grammar
ífig-twig, es; n.
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An ivy-twig Wiþ sunbryne; merwe ífigtwigu, wyl on butran, smire mid, Lch. ii. 324, 16

palm-twig

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Rihtwís swá palmtwig blóweð, Ps. Rdr. Cam. 91. 13. Add

wín-twig

(n.)
Grammar
wín-twig, es; n.

A vine-twigshoot of a vine

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A vine-twig, shoot of a vine Wíntwiges palmite, Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 41. Wíntwiga plantung propaginatio, i. 39, 5

ele-twíg

(n.)
Grammar
ele-twíg, es; n.

An olive twig, a small branch of olive

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An olive twig, a small branch of olive, Cot. 146

twí

(n.)
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a twig

twi-

(prefix)
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in composition with force of two. v. following words

angel-twicce

(n.)
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Add: , -twecca, -twæcca, -twicca; m. Angeltwicce lutnbricus. An. Ox. 23, 19. Angeltwicca (-twicce, -twiccæ, [-twæcche], v. ll. ), Ælfc. Gl. Z. 309. Angeltwecca lacontrapis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 44.

líne-twige

(n.)
Grammar
líne-twige, -twigle, an; f.

A linnet

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A linnet Línetwige carduelis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 43: 103, 13: fronulus, 36, 3. Línetuigle fronulus, 109, 14. Cf. þisteltuige cardella, 102, 76

mæst-twist

(n.)
Grammar
mæst-twist, es; m,

A rope to support a mast,a stay

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A rope to support a mast, a stay Mæsttwist parastates, Ælfc. Gl. 104; Som. 77, 127; Wrt. Voc. 56, 44. Mæstwist, 63, 48

ge-twancg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-twancg, es; n.

Frauddeceptioncolludiumfrausdeceptio

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Fraud, deception; colludium, fraus, deceptio, Hpt. Gl. 442