tweien
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twein — tweien, twein, tweine obs. ff. twain … Useful english dictionary
tweine — tweien, twein, tweine obs. ff. twain … Useful english dictionary
In twain — Twain Twain, a. & n. [OE. twein, tweien, tweyne, AS. tw[=e]gen, masc. See {Two}.] Two; nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. Children twain. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
One or two — Two Two (t[=oo]), a. [OE. two, twa, properly fem. & neut., twei, twein, tweien, properly masc. (whence E. twain), AS. tw[=a], fem. & neut., tw[=e]gen, masc., t[=u], neut.; akin to OFries. tw[=e]ne, masc., tw[=a], fem. & neut., OS. tw[=e]ne, masc … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twain — Twain, a. & n. [OE. twein, tweien, tweyne, AS. tw[=e]gen, masc. See {Two}.] Two; nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. Children twain. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twain cloud — Twain Twain, a. & n. [OE. twein, tweien, tweyne, AS. tw[=e]gen, masc. See {Two}.] Two; nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. Children twain. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Two — (t[=oo]), a. [OE. two, twa, properly fem. & neut., twei, twein, tweien, properly masc. (whence E. twain), AS. tw[=a], fem. & neut., tw[=e]gen, masc., t[=u], neut.; akin to OFries. tw[=e]ne, masc., tw[=a], fem. & neut., OS. tw[=e]ne, masc., tw[=a] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bischofgut — und Fahnlehn muss der König ganz leihen und nicht zweien. – Graf, 488, 40. Mhd.: Bischope gut unde vanlen sal sie koning ganz lien unde nicht tweien. (Romeyer.) (Lehmann, 20, 85.) … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
tway|blade — «TWAY BLAYD», noun. any one of a group of terrestrial orchids, having two nearly opposite broad leaves springing from the stem or the root. ╂[< earlier tway two, Middle English tweien (see etym. under twain (Cf. ↑twain)) + blade] … Useful english dictionary
