twifeald sweg

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Old English

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Etymology

Calque of Latin diphthongus (literally twofold-sound)

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈtwiˌfæ͜ɑld sweːj/,

Noun

twifeald swēġ m

  1. diphthong
    • c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice
      Dyptongvs is twyfeald swēġ oððe twyfeald stæfġefēġ, and ðāra synd fēower...
      Dyptongvs is a diphthong or twofold syllable, and there are four...