twifoldtwyfoldadj.adv.

/ˈtwʌɪfəʊld/

Forms: Old English twyfeald, ( twiefeald, twiefald, twigfeald, tweofeald), Old English–Middle English twifeald, Middle English twifald, twifeld, Middle English tweyfold(e, Middle English–1500s twifolde, Middle English– twifold, Middle English– twyfold, 1600s, 1800s twy-fold.

Etymology: Old English twifeald , twyfeald : = Old Frisian twifald , Old High German zwifalt (Middle High German zwivalt ), Old Norse tvífaldr (Norwegian dialect tvifald ): see twi- comb. form and -fold suffix, and compare twofold adj. and adv.

archaic.

A. adj.

1. Twofold, double.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > duality > [adjective]

twifoldc890

twinc1000

double?c1225

tway-fold1303

doublefold1382

twain1398

twin-kina1400

twinlepia1400

four-eared1514

twofold1559

bifold1590

duplar1610

binal?c1640

dual1655

binarious1656

binary system1766

dualistic1832

double-barrelled1837

twinfold1842

c890 tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (1890) i. x. [xiii.] 48 Betwih him twam we þus tweofealdne deað þrowiað, oððe sticode beoð oððe on sæ adruncene.

c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care xxxv. 238 Hu hefig ðæt twyfealde [v.r. twiefalde] geswinc bið.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 4997 Þatt fulle lufe..birrþ ben..Twifald.. Forr þe birrþ lufenn godd. & manm.

c1220 Bestiary 424 in Old Eng. Misc. 14 Twifold forbisne in ðis der..we muȝen finden her.

1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Qi Her twifolde murther committed on her selfe and Telamon.

1623 W. Lisle in tr. Ælfric Saxon Treat. Old & New Test. Gen. B ij Adam..begat of his wife a twifold race of children.

1812 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Purgatorio xxxi. 122 Within those orbs the twyfold being shone.

1912 Eng. Rev. Apr. 1 Queen of the Shadows, Maid and Wife, Twifold in essence, as in life.

†2. figurative.

a. Double-dealing, deceitful, insincere; = double adj.¹ 5. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [adjective] > double-dealing

twifoldc897

doublea1340

twice-sworn1542

ambidexter1549

double-hearteda1555

double-faced1574

doubling1581

double-dealing1587

twi-faced1635

two-faceda1640

ambidextrous1646

double-headed1646

two-hearteda1656

ambidextral1665

twistical1805

twistifying1845

twistified1872

duplicitous1958

c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care xxxv. 244 Hwæt tacniað ðonne ða hean hwammas buton unclænu & twyfeald [v.r. twiefeald] mod?

b. Double-minded, irresolute. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective]

twiredec888

orrathc1175

twofoldc1175

twifoldc1200

waveringc1315

uncertain1382

suspensec1440

mammeringa1450

flowing?1504

floghtering1521

vacillant1521

in a mammering1532

double-minded1552

unstaid1561

unresolute1570

unresolved?1571

staggeringa1577

frittle1579

irresolute1579

cheverel1583

off and on1583

halting1585

unsettleda1593

unresolving1599

demurring1607

waving1611

suspensive1614

hoveringa1616

startling1619

irresolved1621

hesitating1622

indetermined1628

variousa1643

branling1645

hesitant1647

non-sincere1656

hesitatious1657

humdrum1660

shuttlecock1660

yea-and-nay1672

swaying1688

interpendent1708

undetermined1718

Squadronec1720

hesitatorya1734

volanta1734

shilly-shally1734

dilly-dally1749

niffy-naffy1765

wiggle-waggle1778

undecided1779

undecisive1780

indecisive1787

conflicted1789

hesitative1795

undeciding1802

vacillating1814

yea-nay1827

demurrant1836

willy-nilly1839

shilly-shallying1842

oscillative1852

Hamletish1854

vacillatory1854

dilly-dallying1879

thistledown1897

weak-principled1913

not-quite1920

off-again on-again1923

dithery1931

havering1975

c1200 Vices & Virt. 15 Bute he bie rihtwis and naht twifeald.

B. adv.

1. In two parts or divisions; (folded) double.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > duality > [adverb]

twofoldlyc1175

twifold1591

dually1650

dualistically1857

1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Doblegar To double, to bend twifold.

2. In two ways or respects, doubly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > multiplication by two > [adverb]

twoc900

twifoldlyc1000

twice1308

doublyc1380

doublec1384

twicea1398

twice-told1430

twofold1526

twifolda1640

duplicately1660

a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Queene of Corinth iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbbbbb4/1 Your T. beard..twifold doth expresse the enamour'd Courtier.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	twifold
释义	twifoldtwyfoldadj.adv. /ˈtwʌɪfəʊld/ Forms: Old English twyfeald, ( twiefeald, twiefald, twigfeald, tweofeald), Old English–Middle English twifeald, Middle English twifald, twifeld, Middle English tweyfold(e, Middle English–1500s twifolde, Middle English– twifold, Middle English– twyfold, 1600s, 1800s twy-fold. Etymology: Old English twifeald , twyfeald : = Old Frisian twifald , Old High German zwifalt (Middle High German zwivalt ), Old Norse tvífaldr (Norwegian dialect tvifald ): see twi- comb. form and -fold suffix, and compare twofold adj. and adv. archaic. A. adj. 1. Twofold, double. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > duality > [adjective] twifoldc890 twinc1000 double?c1225 tway-fold1303 doublefold1382 twain1398 twin-kina1400 twinlepia1400 four-eared1514 twofold1559 bifold1590 duplar1610 binal?c1640 dual1655 binarious1656 binary system1766 dualistic1832 double-barrelled1837 twinfold1842 c890 tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (1890) i. x. [xiii.] 48 Betwih him twam we þus tweofealdne deað þrowiað, oððe sticode beoð oððe on sæ adruncene. c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care xxxv. 238 Hu hefig ðæt twyfealde [v.r. twiefalde] geswinc bið. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 4997 Þatt fulle lufe..birrþ ben..Twifald.. Forr þe birrþ lufenn godd. & manm. c1220 Bestiary 424 in Old Eng. Misc. 14 Twifold forbisne in ðis der..we muȝen finden her. 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Qi Her twifolde murther committed on her selfe and Telamon. 1623 W. Lisle in tr. Ælfric Saxon Treat. Old & New Test. Gen. B ij Adam..begat of his wife a twifold race of children. 1812 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Purgatorio xxxi. 122 Within those orbs the twyfold being shone. 1912 Eng. Rev. Apr. 1 Queen of the Shadows, Maid and Wife, Twifold in essence, as in life. †2. figurative. a. Double-dealing, deceitful, insincere; = double adj.¹ 5. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [adjective] > double-dealing twifoldc897 doublea1340 twice-sworn1542 ambidexter1549 double-hearteda1555 double-faced1574 doubling1581 double-dealing1587 twi-faced1635 two-faceda1640 ambidextrous1646 double-headed1646 two-hearteda1656 ambidextral1665 twistical1805 twistifying1845 twistified1872 duplicitous1958 c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care xxxv. 244 Hwæt tacniað ðonne ða hean hwammas buton unclænu & twyfeald [v.r. twiefeald] mod? b. Double-minded, irresolute. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective] twiredec888 orrathc1175 twofoldc1175 twifoldc1200 waveringc1315 uncertain1382 suspensec1440 mammeringa1450 flowing?1504 floghtering1521 vacillant1521 in a mammering1532 double-minded1552 unstaid1561 unresolute1570 unresolved?1571 staggeringa1577 frittle1579 irresolute1579 cheverel1583 off and on1583 halting1585 unsettleda1593 unresolving1599 demurring1607 waving1611 suspensive1614 hoveringa1616 startling1619 irresolved1621 hesitating1622 indetermined1628 variousa1643 branling1645 hesitant1647 non-sincere1656 hesitatious1657 humdrum1660 shuttlecock1660 yea-and-nay1672 swaying1688 interpendent1708 undetermined1718 Squadronec1720 hesitatorya1734 volanta1734 shilly-shally1734 dilly-dally1749 niffy-naffy1765 wiggle-waggle1778 undecided1779 undecisive1780 indecisive1787 conflicted1789 hesitative1795 undeciding1802 vacillating1814 yea-nay1827 demurrant1836 willy-nilly1839 shilly-shallying1842 oscillative1852 Hamletish1854 vacillatory1854 dilly-dallying1879 thistledown1897 weak-principled1913 not-quite1920 off-again on-again1923 dithery1931 havering1975 c1200 Vices & Virt. 15 Bute he bie rihtwis and naht twifeald. B. adv. 1. In two parts or divisions; (folded) double. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > duality > [adverb] twofoldlyc1175 twifold1591 dually1650 dualistically1857 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Doblegar To double, to bend twifold. 2. In two ways or respects, doubly. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > multiplication by two > [adverb] twoc900 twifoldlyc1000 twice1308 doublyc1380 doublec1384 twicea1398 twice-told1430 twofold1526 twifolda1640 duplicately1660 a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Queene of Corinth iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbbbbb4/1 Your T. beard..twifold doth expresse the enamour'd Courtier. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022). twifoldv. Etymology: < twi- comb. form + fold v.¹; compare Old English twifildan to double. rare. archaic. 1. transitive. To fold in two; to bend double. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of bending > bend [verb (transitive)] > double double1874 twifold1875 1875 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids xii. 927 Then falleth..Turnus with his hampered knee twifolded with the wound. 2. transitive and intransitive. [perhaps < twifold adj.] (Sense uncertain; rendering Latin distinguĕre, itself apparently a mistranslation, in two passages of the Vulgate.) Obsolete. ΚΠ a1300 E.E. Psalter lxv[i]. 14 Mi hotes..Whilk twi-falded mi lippes. a1300 E.E. Psalter cv[i]. 33 For þai gremed gast of him swa, And he twi-falded [v.r. twifolded] in his lippes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.adv.c890v.a1300
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