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twane

twane numeral: twain.

Numeral

twane

  1. (Scotland, dated) twain
    • Divide in twane and furth diſfound all tyte.1802, James Sibbald, Chronicle of Scottish Poetry from the 13. Century to the Union of the Crowns, page 398

Origin of twane

From Middle English tweyne, tweien, twaine.

Questions about twane

What does twane mean?
Twane means twain.
What part of speech is twane?
Twane is a numeral.

Words near twane in the dictionary

  1. twakow
  2. twakows
  3. twalpennies
  4. twalpenny
  5. Twana
  6. twane
  7. twang
  8. twanged
  9. twanger
  10. twangers
  11. twangier

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