v. (wk.)
WA pres. 3 sg. twynnes, past pl. twyned
'to be separated, part, depart' (Modern English twin)
PGmc Ancestor
*twizn- or *twi-n-
Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)
cp. tvennr, tvinnr ‘twofold, double’
(ONP cp. tvennr (adj.))
Other Scandinavian Reflexes
Far tvinnur, Icel tvennur, Norw tvinn, tvenne, ODan tvinnæ, tvænnæ, Dan tvende, OSw tvænne, tvinn-, Sw tvenne, tvänne
OE Cognate
cp. (ge)twinn (n.) 'a twin'
Phonological and morphological markers
Summary category
CC1
Common and widespread throughout ME.
Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus
Gaw 2512; Cl 402; WA 760, 2750