twivel

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

• twifel

Etymology

From Old Dutch twīval, from Proto-West Germanic *twīfl.

Noun

twivel m

1. doubt, uncertainty
2. ambiguity
3. desperation, hopelessness

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• twifel

Derived terms

• twivelen

Descendants

• Dutch: twijfel
• Limburgish: twiefel

Further reading

• “twivel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “twivel (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian twīfel, from Proto-Germanic *twīflaz.

Noun

twivel c (plural twivels)

1. doubt

Further reading

• “twivel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011