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)

1. 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

Etymology

Possibly related to Old Breton tuhen.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

twyn m (plural twyni, diminutive twynyn or twynen)

1. hillock, knoll

Derived terms

• caldrist y twyni (“dune helleborine”)
• 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.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “twyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies