tvenne

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Swedish

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Etymology

From Old Swedish tvænne, from Old Norse tvennir, from Proto-Germanic *twinaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

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tvenne

  1. (archaic or poetic) two
    Synonym: två
    • 1991, De lyckliga kompisarna (lyrics and music), “Allmosor [Alms]”, in Le som en fotomodell [Smile like a model]‎:
      [Deliberately archaizing] Det gingo tvenne vandrare fram med käppar och krumma [old-fashioned sounding] ryggar.
      There were two wanderers walking with canes and hunched backs.

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