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twi-bill

(n.)
Grammar
twi-bill, es; n.: twi-bile, es; m.
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Twilafte æx vel twi*-*bile bipennis securis, ii. 126, 28. Twybile (-bil, MS. W.) bipennis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 56, 9. Twibille bipinnae ( = bipenne ), Ps. Surt. 73, 6.

ge-twin

(n.)
Grammar
ge-twin, es; m.

A twin

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A twin Geminus ðæt is on úre geþeóde getwyn geminus, that is in our language twin, Shrn. 155, 30. Hí wǽron getwinnas they were twins, 92, 22: 134, 23. Salm. Kmbl. 729; Sal. 364: 216; Sal. 107[?]

Linked entry: twin

be-twion

(adj.)
Grammar
be-twion, adj. [be by, with; twám, twǽm, dat. of twá two]

Double, folding, twofold ⬩ duplex

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Double, folding, twofold; duplex Mid betwion mentle with a folding mantle; diploide, Ps. Spl. T. 108, 28

ge-twin

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Add: -twinn Hý beóð þurh áne idese ácende twégen getwinnas, Sal. 364. In ðǽre cirican þe hý nemnað Scs geminos, æt ðám hálgum getwinnum, Shrn. 134, 23

twín-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
twín-wyrm, (twin- ?), es; m. The word glosses buprestis ( = βούπρηστις a poisonous beetle, which when eaten by cattle in the grass caused them to swell up), Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 35.

be-twih

between

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between

twio-féte

Similar entry: twi-féte

þistel-twige

(n.)
Grammar
þistel-twige, an; f.
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A goldfinch or some other bird that eats thistle-down. [In E. D. S. Pub. Bird Names, p. 58, thistle-finch is given as a name of the goldfinch; Halliwell quotes: 'Carduelis a linnet, a thistle-finch' (1581). Cf. O. H. Ger. distil-finco carduelis: Ger.

ge-twis

Grammar
ge-twis, Substitute:
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Having the same parents Getwise germani, i. fratres, An. Ox. 3012. See next word

líne-twige

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Línaethuigae carduelis, Txts. 54, 309. [v. N. E. D. lintwhite.] Add: —

palm-twiga

(n.)
Grammar
palm-twiga, (?), an; m.
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A palm-branch Palmtwiga palma, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 312, 9

Linked entry: twiga

þistel-twige

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þisæltunga cardella, Hpt. 33, 241, 51. Add

twi-sceatte

(adv.)
Grammar
twi-sceatte, adv.
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To the extent of a double payment Sió bót biþ twysceatte máre the 'bót' shall be twice as much, L. Alf. pol. 66; Th. i. 96, 31. [O. Frs. twi-skette.] Cf. twi-gilde

Linked entry: -sceatte

twi-feald

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Add Þám móde þæs gehýrendan becymeþ twifeald (twig-, v.l.) fultum (duplex adjutorium ) ... hit byþ oærned ... hit byð geeádmódod, Gr. D. 8, 16

twi-spunnen

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-spunnen, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Double-spun, twice spun Of twispunnenum twíne línenum torta bysso. Past. 14; Swt. 83, 23

Linked entry: twi-þráwen

twi-bót

(adv.)
Grammar
twi-bót, (?) double 'bót.' Perhaps in the passages given under twibóte; adv.
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Cf. twi-gilde

Linked entry: twibóte

twi-híwe

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-híwe, adj.
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Twi-férum vel (twi)híwum bilustris, 126, 22. v. next word

twi-milte

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-milte, adj.
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Twice melted Geola swá twymylte wex flaua, An. Ox. 4462

twi-þráwen

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-þráwen, adj.
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MSS.) twín ( torta byssus ) on ðæm mæssegierelan, Past. 14; Swt. 87, 18. Ðæt tweoðrǽwene (twyðráwene, Cott. MSS.) twín, Swt. 89, 2

Linked entry: twi-spunnen

ge-twis

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-twis, adj.

Germanus

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Germanus Hpt. Gl. 477

Linked entry: -twis

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