tweye

From Old English twēġe, variant of twēġen m (“two”), from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai.

• tuei, tueye, twei, tweie, twey, tweyȝe, twy, twyȝe
• tway, twaye (mostly Late Middle English)
• tuaye (Kent); tuai, tuay, twe (Northern)

• IPA^(key): /ˈtwæi̯(ə)/ (originally unstressed)
• IPA^(key): (earlier) /ˈtwei̯(ə)/, (later) /ˈtwiː(ə)/ (originally stressed or influenced by twie)

tweye

1. two

• A genitive tweyre may be found in Southern and Southwest Midland Middle English, especially during the Early Middle English period.

• English: tway
• Yola: twy, twi, twye, twee

• “twein, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

tweye

1. alternative form of twie

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tweye ?

1. dust