twifold

English

Alternative forms

twyfold

Etymology

From Middle English twifold, twifald, from Old English twifeald (“double, twofold”), from Proto-Germanic *twifaldaz (“twofold”), equivalent to twi- +‎ fold. Cognate with Middle High German zwivalt (“double”), Old Norse tvífaldr (“double”), Icelandic tvöfaldur (“double”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtwaɪfəʊld/

Adjective

twifold (comparative more twifold, superlative most twifold)

(archaic) Twofold.

Adverb

twifold (comparative more twifold, superlative most twifold)

(archaic) In a twofold manner or measure.

Middle English

Alternative forms

tuifald, tuifold, twifald, twyfold
twifeald, twifeld (early)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English twifeald, from Proto-West Germanic *twifald, from Proto-Germanic *twifaldaz; compare twofold.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtwiːfɔːld/, /ˈtwifɔːld/

Adjective

twifold

double, twofold (having two parts)
- 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Prologue of the Chanons Yeman”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], OCLC 230972125; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, OCLC 932884868, folio lxiii, recto:
  Aboute the paytrel ſtode the fome ful hye / He [the hors] was of fome as flecked sa a pye / A male twyfolde on his croper lay / It ſemed that he caryed lytel aray
  The foam stood high on the poitrel / He [the horse] was as speckled as a pie with foam / A twofold satchel lied on his crupper / It seemed he was dressed lightly
wavering, uncertain
insincere, dissimulating
(rare) Folded in two.

Descendants

English: twifold (archaic)

References

“twī̆fōld, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

单词	twifold
释义	twifold English Alternative forms twyfold Etymology From Middle English twifold, twifald, from Old English twifeald (“double, twofold”), from Proto-Germanic twifaldaz (“twofold”), equivalent to twi-* +‎ fold. Cognate with Middle High German zwivalt (“double”), Old Norse tvífaldr (“double”), Icelandic tvöfaldur (“double”). Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈtwaɪfəʊld/ Adjective twifold (comparative more twifold, superlative most twifold) (archaic) Twofold. Adverb twifold (comparative more twifold, superlative most twifold) (archaic) In a twofold manner or measure. Middle English Alternative forms tuifald, tuifold, twifald, twyfold twifeald, twifeld (early) Etymology Inherited from Old English twifeald, from Proto-West Germanic twifald, from Proto-Germanic twifaldaz; compare twofold. Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈtwiːfɔːld/, /ˈtwifɔːld/ Adjective twifold double, twofold (having two parts) 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Prologue of the Chanons Yeman”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], OCLC 230972125; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, OCLC 932884868, folio lxiii, recto: Aboute the paytrel ſtode the fome ful hye / He [the hors] was of fome as flecked sa a pye / A male twyfolde on his croper lay / It ſemed that he caryed lytel aray The foam stood high on the poitrel / He [the horse] was as speckled as a pie with foam / A twofold satchel lied on his crupper / It seemed he was dressed lightly wavering, uncertain insincere, dissimulating (rare) Folded in two. Descendants English: twifold (archaic) References “twī̆fōld, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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