twifeald sweg

Old English

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Etymology

Calque of Latin diphthongus (literally “twofold-sound”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtwiˌfæ͜ɑld sweːj/, [ˈtwiˌfæ͜ɑɫd sweːj]

Noun

twifeald swēġ m

1. diphthong
   • c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice

     Dyptongvs is twyfeald swēġ oððe twyfeald stæfġefēġ, and ðāra synd fēower...

     Dyptongvs is a diphthong or twofold syllable, and [in Latin] there are four...