twyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

tuyne, twin, twyne

Etymology

From Old English twīn, from Proto-West Germanic *twiʀn; ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (compare two).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /twiːn/

Noun

twyn (uncountable)

twine (kind of thread)

Related terms

twynen

Descendants

English: twine
Scots: twine

References

“twīn(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /tuːɨ̯n/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /tʊi̯n/
Rhymes: -uːɨ̯n

Noun

twyn m (plural twyni, diminutive twynyn or twynen)

hillock, knoll

Derived terms

garan twyni (“sandhill crane”)
twyn tywod (“sand dune”)

Related terms

tywyn (“sand dune”)

See also

bryn

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
twyn	dwyn	nhwyn	thwyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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