English Explanatory Dictionary

twifold

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Twofold.
adv
  1. In a twofold manner or measure.

Pronunciation

/ˈtwaɪfəʊld/

Word forms

twifold more twifold most twifold twyfold

Etymology

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

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