twelf

German Low German

Numeral

twelf

(Low Prussian) Alternative form of twalf (twelve)

Middle English

Numeral

twelf

Alternative form of twelve

Old English

Alternative forms

tƿelf, tuelf

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twalif, a compound of *twa- (compare two) and *-lif.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtwelf/

Numeral

twelf

twelve

Derived terms

twelffeald

Descendants

Middle English: twelve, twelfe, twelf, twælf, tuelf
- English: twelve
- Scots: twal, twol (obsolete twelf, twalf, tuelf)

Scots

Numeral

twelf

(obsolete) Alternative form of twal

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