twivel
Middle Dutch
Alternative forms
- twifel
Etymology
From Old Dutch twīval, from Proto-West Germanic *twīfl.
Noun
twivel m
- doubt, uncertainty
- ambiguity
- desperation, hopelessness
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- twifel
Derived terms
- twivelen
Descendants
- Dutch: twijfel
- Limburgish: twiefel
Further reading
- “twivel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “twivel (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian twīfel, from Proto-Germanic *twīflaz.
Noun
twivel c (plural twivels)
- doubt
Further reading
- “twivel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011