twa and twentig

Old English
Old English numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: twā and twēntiġ
    Ordinal: twā and twēntigoþa

Alternative forms
  • tū and twēntiġ
  • tƿā and tƿēntiġ (wynn spelling)

Etymology

From West Germanic *twai andi twaintig (literally ”two and twenty”). Cognate with West Frisian twaentweintich, Low German tweeuntwintig, Dutch tweeëntwintig, German zweiundzwanzig.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /twɑː ɑnd ˈtweːntij/, [twɑː ɒnd ˈtweːntij]

Numeral

twā and twēntiġ

  1. twenty-two
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