twittenn.

Brit.

/ˈtwɪtn/, U.S.

/ˈtwɪtn/

Forms: 1700s twitting, 1800s–1900s twitten.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: twitchen n.

Etymology: Probably a variant of twitchen n.Compare Middle Low German twite , German (chiefly regional: Low German) Twiete narrow lane, passage (of uncertain origin; perhaps a derivative of twi- twi- comb. form).

English regional (chiefly Sussex).

A narrow lane or alley; a narrow passage between walls or hedges.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > lane > [noun]

lane971

twitchenOE

twitchelc1196

loaning1324

loan1362

stowc1440

strait1622

laning1638

slip1739

drong1787

loke1787

twittena1798

boreen1841

hutung1922

a1798 T. Pennant Journey London to Isle of Wight (1801) II. 77 Alleys, or, as they are called here [i.e. at Brighton] twittings, narrow passages, often not three feet wide.

1801 H. L. Piozzi Diary 1 May in Thraliana (1942) II. 1023 A Little Alley or Street..so narrow, that a Man might put one Leg on one side the Way—& one upon the other: They call such Places Twittens at Brighthelmstone in Sussex.

1860 W. H. Ainsworth Ovingdean Grange 334 Having tracked a series of ‘twittens’..they issued forth into West-street.

1904 Sat. Rev. 2 Apr. 424/1 Along the bostals of the Downs and through the village twittens.

1963 Daily Tel. 16 Mar. 9/5 The Lanes, a huddle of narrow ‘twittens’, are visited every year by hundreds interested in antiques.

2018 Sussex Express (Nexis) 16 Mar. The fantastic volunteers..keep the paths, benches, twittens and Church Woods clear, tidy and beautifully maintained.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	twitten
释义	twittenn. Brit. /ˈtwɪtn/, U.S. /ˈtwɪtn/ Forms: 1700s twitting, 1800s–1900s twitten. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: twitchen n. Etymology: Probably a variant of twitchen n.Compare Middle Low German twite , German (chiefly regional: Low German) Twiete narrow lane, passage (of uncertain origin; perhaps a derivative of twi- twi- comb. form). English regional (chiefly Sussex). A narrow lane or alley; a narrow passage between walls or hedges. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > lane > [noun] lane971 twitchenOE twitchelc1196 loaning1324 loan1362 stowc1440 strait1622 laning1638 slip1739 drong1787 loke1787 twittena1798 boreen1841 hutung1922 a1798 T. Pennant Journey London to Isle of Wight (1801) II. 77 Alleys, or, as they are called here [i.e. at Brighton] twittings, narrow passages, often not three feet wide. 1801 H. L. Piozzi Diary 1 May in Thraliana (1942) II. 1023 A Little Alley or Street..so narrow, that a Man might put one Leg on one side the Way—& one upon the other: They call such Places Twittens at Brighthelmstone in Sussex. 1860 W. H. Ainsworth Ovingdean Grange 334 Having tracked a series of ‘twittens’..they issued forth into West-street. 1904 Sat. Rev. 2 Apr. 424/1 Along the bostals of the Downs and through the village twittens. 1963 Daily Tel. 16 Mar. 9/5 The Lanes, a huddle of narrow ‘twittens’, are visited every year by hundreds interested in antiques. 2018 Sussex Express (Nexis) 16 Mar. The fantastic volunteers..keep the paths, benches, twittens and Church Woods clear, tidy and beautifully maintained. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1798
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