twegen
Old English
Alternative forms
- tƿēġen
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *twai: cognate with Old Saxon and Old Dutch twēne, Old High German zwēne, whence archaic German zween, compare German zwei.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtweːjen/
Adjective
twēġen m
- two
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Preface to Genesis"
- God ġesċōp ūs twā ēagan and twā ēaran, twā nosþyrlu and twēġen weoloras, twā handa and twēġen fēt.
- God made us two eyes and two ears, two nostrils and two lips, two hands and two feet.
- God ġesċōp ūs twā ēagan and twā ēaran, twā nosþyrlu and twēġen weoloras, twā handa and twēġen fēt.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Preface to Genesis"
Declension
| declension of twēġen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Neuter | Feminine | |||
| Nom. and acc. | twēġen | tū, twā | twā | |||
| Genitive | twēġra, twēġa | |||||
| Dat. and instr. | twǣm, twām | |||||
See also
- twā
Descendants
- English: twain