"twenty" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtwɛntiː/
Etymology: From Old English twēntiġ, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz; equivalent to tweye + -ty. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|twēntiġ}} Old English twēntiġ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*twai tigiwiz}} Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz, {{af|enm|tweye|-ty}} tweye + -ty Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective}} twenty Forms: twenti [alternative], twentye [alternative], tuenti [alternative, Early-Middle-English, especially], twenntiȝ [alternative, Ormulum], þewenti [alternative], twynti [alternative], twonty [alternative, Ireland], thwenty [alternative, Northern, especially], tuenty [alternative, Northern, especially], twentty [alternative, Northern, especially], twontie [alternative, Northern, especially], twynty [alternative, Northern, especially], thuenty [alternative], thwenti [alternative], tuente [alternative], twinte [alternative]
  1. (Late Middle English) twentieth Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-twenty-enm-adj-yNorPFl4 Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ty, Twenty, Two Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ty: 65 35 Disambiguation of Twenty: 50 50 Disambiguation of Two: 60 40

Numeral

IPA: /ˈtwɛntiː/
Etymology: From Old English twēntiġ, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz; equivalent to tweye + -ty. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|twēntiġ}} Old English twēntiġ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*twai tigiwiz}} Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz, {{af|enm|tweye|-ty}} tweye + -ty Head templates: {{head|enm|numeral|cat2=cardinal numbers}} twenty Forms: twenti [alternative], twentye [alternative], tuenti [alternative, Early-Middle-English, especially], twenntiȝ [alternative, Ormulum], þewenti [alternative], twynti [alternative], twonty [alternative, Ireland], thwenty [alternative, Northern, especially], tuenty [alternative, Northern, especially], twentty [alternative, Northern, especially], twontie [alternative, Northern, especially], twynty [alternative, Northern, especially], thuenty [alternative], thwenti [alternative], tuente [alternative], twinte [alternative]
  1. twenty (the cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one) Related terms: twentithe
    Sense id: en-twenty-enm-num-VTw2CJsi Categories (other): Middle English cardinal numbers, Twenty Disambiguation of Middle English cardinal numbers: 12 88 Disambiguation of Twenty: 50 50

Alternative forms

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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*twai tigiwiz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "tweye",
        "3": "-ty"
      },
      "expansion": "tweye + -ty",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English twēntiġ, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz; equivalent to tweye + -ty.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "twenti",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twentye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tuenti",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English",
        "especially"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twenntiȝ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ormulum"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þewenti",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twynti",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twonty",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ireland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thwenty",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tuenty",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twentty",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twontie",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twynty",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thuenty",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thwenti",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tuente",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twinte",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "twenty",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Late Middle English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "twentieth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "twentieth",
          "twentieth"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Late Middle English) twentieth"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtwɛntiː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "twenty"
}

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