twynen
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editEither from a putative Old English *twīnian or newly formed from twyn + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
editVerb
edittwynen
- To make twine; to twist into a thread.
- (by extension) To intertwine threads.
- (by extension, rare) To twist; to mingle.
Conjugation
editConjugation of twynen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “twīnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Welsh
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editNoun
edittwynen f (plural twynennydd)
- diminutive of twyn (“hillock”)
- sandhill
Mutation
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