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twi-híwe

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Add Twihíwum wurmon bis tincto cocco, An. Ox. 2, 24

twi-milte

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

twi-rǽde

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add: at variance, discordant -Twyrǽde tó gesibbianne discordantes reconciliandi, Chrd. 112, 10

twi-béte

(adj.)
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twi-béte, adj.
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Needing double compensation; a term applied to an offence when from special circumstances the bót was twice that to be paid in an ordinary case Gif hwá nunnan mid hǽmedþinge oþþe on hire hrægl oþþe on hire breóst bútan hire leáfe gefó, sié hit twybéte

Linked entry: -béte

twi-bill

(n.)
Grammar
twi-bill, es; n.: twi-bile, es; m.
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A two-edged axe Twibill bipinnis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 52. Twybill bipennis, i. 36, 5. 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,

twi-bille

(adj.)
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twi-bille, adj.
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Double-edged Bipennis twibille vel stánæx (the double gloss seems to render the double character of the Latin word as adjective and noun; a little later (see preceding word) in the same glossary bipennis as noun is rendered by twybill ), Wrt. Voc. i.

Linked entry: -bille

twi-bleó

(adj.)
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twi-bleó, adj.
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Double-dyed Of twibleóum derodine bis tincto cocco Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 30. Tweobleóm (twíblium, Cott. MSS.), Past. 14; Swt. 83, 23. Tóeácan ðæm twiblión (-bleón, Cott. MSS.) godwebbe, Swt. 87, 18

twi-browen

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-browen, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Twice-brewed On twybrownum ealað. Lchdm. ii. 120, 10

twi-dǽl

(n.)
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a double portion, two parts out of three Dó gegrundenne pipor on, and cropleác, hwǽtenes melwes twidǽl swilce ðæs pipores twice as much wheaten meal as pepper, two parts of meal to one of pepper, Lchdm. ii. 52, 22. Genim heorotcrop and saluian, bewyl

twi-dǽlan

(v.)
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twi-dǽlan, p. de.
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to divide in two Twidǽledre bifori, twidǽledu (v. Wülck. Gl. 194, 24) bifida, bis divisa Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 13, 16. Ðone twydǽledan wísdóm, ðæt is andweardra þinga and gástlicra wísdóm, Lchdm. iii. 440, 29. Ðás twidǽledan hanc bi-partitam, divisam in

Linked entry: dǽlan

twi-ecge

(adj.)
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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-ecgede

(adj.)
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twi-ecgede, adj.
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Two-edged Twyecgede anceps, biceps Ælfc. Gr. 9, 55; Zup. 67, 9, 10. Sworde twyecgedes gladii ancipites. Ps. Spl. 149, 6. Hæfde hé twigecgede (twyecge, MS. B.) handseax habebat secam bicipitem, Bd. 2, 9 ; S. 511, 15

twi-feald

(num.; adj.)
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twi-feald, adj.
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Twofold, double Twyfeald duplex, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 61; Zup. 70, 2 : geminus Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, l : 44, 21: 41, 58. as a multiplicative, twice as much, of twice the amount Gyt synd manega getel on mislícum getácnungum . . . duplex twyfeald, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup

twi-ferclede

Similar entry: twi-fyrclede

twi-férlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
twi-férlǽcan, p. -lǽhte
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To dissociate Ða ðe hí sylfe fram sóðre lufe twyférlǽcaþ (-eþ, MS.) qui semetipsos a caritate dissociant, Scint. 6, 8

twi-féte

(adj.)
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twi-féte, adj.
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Two-footed Twyféte bipes Ælfc. Gr. 9, 26; Zup. 51, ii: 49 ; Zup. 287, 20. Sume bíþ twioféte, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 27

Linked entry: twio-féte

Twi-fyrd

(n.)
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Twi-fyrd, -ford
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Twyford, a place-name occurring more than once in England and meaning double ford On ðære stówe ðe is cweden Æt Twyfyrde in loco qui dicitur Ad Twifyrde, quod significat, ad duplex vadum, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 5. Æt Twyfyrde, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 114, 33.

twi-fyrede

(adj.)
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twi-fyrede, adj.
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Two-furrowed; the word renders the Latin bisulcus, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 288, 11

twi-gilde

(n.; adv.)
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twi-gilde, (?), es; n.
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A double payment Hé ágife twygilde ( or adverb(?) v. passages under twigilde; adv., where, however, the word might be taken as a case of the noun; cf. án-gilde which is a noun ), L. Eth. iii. 4; Th. i. 294, 20

twi-heáfdode

(adj.)
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twi-heáfdode, adj.
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Double-headed Twyheáfdede anceps, biceps, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 55; Zup. 67, 9, 10. Twyheáfdede oððe se ðe hæfþ twégen líchaman bicorpor, 9, 21; Zup. 47, 17