"twindle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: twindles [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *twinle, *twinnle, from Old English *twinnla (“twin, twinling”), equivalent to twin + -le (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Old High German gizwinalo (“twin”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*twinle}} Middle English *twinle, {{m|enm|*twinnle}} *twinnle, {{inh|en|ang|*twinnla|t=twin, twinling}} Old English *twinnla (“twin, twinling”), {{suffix|en|twin|le|pos2=diminutive suffix}} twin + -le (diminutive suffix), {{cog|goh|gizwinalo|t=twin}} Old High German gizwinalo (“twin”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} twindle (plural twindles)
  1. (chiefly dialectal) A twin or twinling. Tags: dialectal Related terms: twyndyllyng
    Sense id: en-twindle-en-noun-idAFoMsq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for twindle meaning in English (1.6kB)

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