twifeald

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twifaldaz, equivalent to twi- +‎ -feald. Cognate with Old Frisian twifald, Old Norse tvífaldr, Old Saxon twifald, Old High German zwifalt,

Adjective

twifeald

  1. twofold, double, twice as much, twice the amount, consisting of two items.
  2. doubtful, irresolute.
  3. placed together.
  4. (of dealing) double, unstraightforward, deceitful.

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References
  • twifeald in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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