twæman

Old English

Alternative forms

• tƿǣman — wynn spelling

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtwæː.mɑn/

Verb

twǣman

1. to divide, separate, part
2. to cause dissent among

Conjugation

Conjugation of twǣman (weak class 1)

infinitive	twǣman	twǣmenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	twǣme	twǣmde
second person singular	twǣmest, twǣmst	twǣmdest
third person singular	twǣmeþ, twǣmþ	twǣmde
plural	twǣmaþ	twǣmdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	twǣme	twǣmde
plural	twǣmen	twǣmden
imperative
singular	twǣm
plural	twǣmaþ
participle	present	past
	twǣmende	(ġe)twǣmed

Derived terms

• ġetwǣman
• twǣmendlīċe (“separately”)
• twǣming f (“division, separation, distinction”)
• tōtwǣman (“to divide, dissociate, break apart”)

Related terms

• twā
• twǣfan

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “TWǢMAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.