twie

Dutch Low Saxon

Alternative forms

• twij

Etymology

Ultimately cognate to German zwei.

Numeral

twie

1. two (2)

Middle English

Middle English numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b], [c] ←  1	2	3  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: two, twei     Ordinal: secunde     Adverbial: twie, twies     Multiplier: twofold

Alternative forms

• tueie, twei, tweiȝe, twey, tweye, twi, twy, twye, twyȝe
• tuwa, twiȝe, twygge (Early Middle English)

Etymology

From Old English tweowa, from Proto-West Germanic *twiwō; compare thrie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtwiː(ə)/, /ˈtwɛi̯(ə)/

Adverb

twie

1. twice (two times)

   Synonym: twies

References

• “twīe, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.