"twifold" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtwaɪfəʊld/ Forms: more twifold [comparative], most twifold [superlative], twyfold [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English twifold, twifald, from Old English twifeald (“double, twofold”), from Proto-West Germanic *twifald, from Proto-Germanic *twifaldaz (“twofold”), equivalent to twi- + -fold. Cognate with Middle High German zwivalt (“double”), Old Norse tvífaldr (“double”), Icelandic tvöfaldur (“double”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|twifold}} Middle English twifold, {{inh|en|ang|twifeald|t=double, twofold}} Old English twifeald (“double, twofold”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*twifald}} Proto-West Germanic *twifald, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*twifaldaz|t=twofold}} Proto-Germanic *twifaldaz (“twofold”), {{af|en|twi-|-fold}} twi- + -fold, {{cog|gmh|zwivalt|t=double}} Middle High German zwivalt (“double”), {{cog|non|tvífaldr|t=double}} Old Norse tvífaldr (“double”), {{cog|is|tvöfaldur|t=double}} Icelandic tvöfaldur (“double”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} twifold (comparative more twifold, superlative most twifold)
  1. (archaic) Twofold. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-twifold-en-adj-6H4zSQ9h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with twi-, English terms suffixed with -fold, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with twi-: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -fold: 70 30 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 41 16 3 4 30 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 34 14 4 8 38 3

Adverb

IPA: /ˈtwaɪfəʊld/ Forms: more twifold [comparative], most twifold [superlative], twyfold [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English twifold, twifald, from Old English twifeald (“double, twofold”), from Proto-West Germanic *twifald, from Proto-Germanic *twifaldaz (“twofold”), equivalent to twi- + -fold. Cognate with Middle High German zwivalt (“double”), Old Norse tvífaldr (“double”), Icelandic tvöfaldur (“double”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|twifold}} Middle English twifold, {{inh|en|ang|twifeald|t=double, twofold}} Old English twifeald (“double, twofold”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*twifald}} Proto-West Germanic *twifald, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*twifaldaz|t=twofold}} Proto-Germanic *twifaldaz (“twofold”), {{af|en|twi-|-fold}} twi- + -fold, {{cog|gmh|zwivalt|t=double}} Middle High German zwivalt (“double”), {{cog|non|tvífaldr|t=double}} Old Norse tvífaldr (“double”), {{cog|is|tvöfaldur|t=double}} Icelandic tvöfaldur (“double”) Head templates: {{en-adv}} twifold (comparative more twifold, superlative most twifold)
  1. (archaic) In a twofold manner or measure. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-twifold-en-adv-Mzl4-9cN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 34 14 4 8 38 3
     
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