twindle

English

Etymology

From Middle English *twinle, *twinnle, from Old English *twinnla (“twin, twinling”), equivalent to twin +‎ -le (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Old High German gizwinalo (“twin”).

Noun

twindle (plural twindles)

  1. (chiefly dialectal) A twin or twinling.

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