tvífaldr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

tvefaldr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twifaldaz, equivalent to tví- +‎ -faldr. Cognates include Old English twifeald.

Adjective

tvífaldr (not comparable)

(multiplier) twofold, double
Synonym: tvíaukinn

Declension

Strong declension of tvífaldr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tvífaldr	tvífǫld	tvífaldt
accusative	tvífaldan	tvífalda	tvífaldt
dative	tvífǫldum	tvífaldri	tvífǫldu
genitive	tvífalds	tvífaldrar	tvífalds
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tvífaldir	tvífaldar	tvífǫld
accusative	tvífalda	tvífaldar	tvífǫld
dative	tvífǫldum	tvífǫldum	tvífǫldum
genitive	tvífaldra	tvífaldra	tvífaldra

Weak declension of tvífaldr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tvífaldi	tvífalda	tvífalda
accusative	tvífalda	tvífǫldu	tvífalda
dative	tvífalda	tvífǫldu	tvífalda
genitive	tvífalda	tvífǫldu	tvífalda
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tvífǫldu	tvífǫldu	tvífǫldu
accusative	tvífǫldu	tvífǫldu	tvífǫldu
dative	tvífǫldum	tvífǫldum	tvífǫldum
genitive	tvífǫldu	tvífǫldu	tvífǫldu

Derived terms

tvífalda (“to double”)
tvífaldleikr m (“twofoldness”)

Descendants

Icelandic: tvífaldur, tvöfaldur
Norwegian Nynorsk: tvifald, tvifelt
Swedish: tvåfaldig

References

tvífaldr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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