twene

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Old Frisian

Old Frisian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : twēne
    Ordinal : ōther
    Fractional : twēde

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *twai-. Cognates include Old English twēġen and Old Saxon twēne.

Pronunciation

Numeral

twēne m

  1. two
    twēne skillingartwo shillings

Inflection

Descendants

  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: tau
    Goesharde:
    Hoolmer: tweer m tou f or n
    Hoorninger: twäär m tou f or n
    Halligen: twaane ?, tweer m, taue f or n
    Heligoland: tau
    Mooring: twäär m, tou f or n, (nominalized) twane m or f
    Wiedingharde: tweer m tou f or n
    Sylt: tau
  • Saterland Frisian: twäin m, two f or n
  • West Frisian: twa

References

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Saxon

Old Saxon cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : twēne

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *twai-. Compare Old Dutch twēne, twē, Old English twēġen, Old High German zwēne.

Pronunciation

Numeral

twēne

  1. two

Declension


Descendants