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tvífalda

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly deverbative of tvífaldr (twofold). Equivalent to tví- +‎ falda.

Verb

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tvífalda

  1. to double, make twofold

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tvifalda, tvifalde
  • Icelandic: tvífalda, tvöfalda

See also

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Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “tvífalda”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 445; also available at the Internet Archive
  • “tvífalda” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen