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English
Adjective
twelfe (not comparable)
- Obsolete form of twelfth.
1623, William Shakespeare, Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. Published according to the True Originall Copies:
- Twelfe-Night, or what you will.
- Twelfe Night, Or what you will.
Numeral
twelfe
- Obsolete form of twelve.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Tis now ſtrooke twelfe, get thee to bed Franciſco,
Middle English
Numeral
twelfe
- Alternative form of twelve