"twissel" meaning in English

See twissel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more twissel [comparative], most twissel [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English twisel, twisil, from Old English twisel (“forked, double”), from Old English twisla (“confluence, junction”), from Proto-Germanic *twisilą (“fork, bifurcation”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwis- (“twice, in two”). Cognate with German Zwiesel (“fork”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|twisel}} Middle English twisel, {{inh|en|ang|twisel|t=forked, double}} Old English twisel (“forked, double”), {{der|en|ang|twisla|t=confluence, junction}} Old English twisla (“confluence, junction”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*twisilą|t=fork, bifurcation}} Proto-Germanic *twisilą (“fork, bifurcation”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*dwis-|t=twice, in two}} Proto-Indo-European *dwis- (“twice, in two”), {{cog|de|Zwiesel|t=fork}} German Zwiesel (“fork”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} twissel (comparative more twissel, superlative most twissel)
  1. (obsolete) Double; twofold. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Two Synonyms: duplicate, twosome, twofold
    Sense id: en-twissel-en-adj-g~00glkJ Disambiguation of Two: 67 28 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: twistle, twissell

Noun

Forms: twissels [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English twisel, twisil, from Old English twisel (“forked, double”), from Old English twisla (“confluence, junction”), from Proto-Germanic *twisilą (“fork, bifurcation”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwis- (“twice, in two”). Cognate with German Zwiesel (“fork”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|twisel}} Middle English twisel, {{inh|en|ang|twisel|t=forked, double}} Old English twisel (“forked, double”), {{der|en|ang|twisla|t=confluence, junction}} Old English twisla (“confluence, junction”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*twisilą|t=fork, bifurcation}} Proto-Germanic *twisilą (“fork, bifurcation”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*dwis-|t=twice, in two}} Proto-Indo-European *dwis- (“twice, in two”), {{cog|de|Zwiesel|t=fork}} German Zwiesel (“fork”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} twissel (plural twissels)
  1. (rare) A double fruit or a pair of like things growing on a tree. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-twissel-en-noun-SuB8AG55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 55 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 63 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 73 5
  2. (rare) That part of a tree where the branches separate from the trunk or bole; a fork. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-twissel-en-noun-zUzjAy9N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: twistle, twissell

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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