twî

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See also: twi, ƫwi, twi-, Twi, and TWI

Jersey Dutch

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Etymology

From Old Dutch twē, neuter form of twēne, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

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twî

  1. two
    • 1912, Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsche taal— en letterkunde, volumes 31-32, page 309:
      En kääd'l had twî jongers; []
      A man had two sons.