zwier
German
Alternative forms
- zwir, zwyr
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German zwir, zcwer, tzwer, czwier, zweirer, zwiret etc., from Old High German zuiro, zuuiro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡sviːr]
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Adverb
zwier
- (until about 1700, then until about 1900 archaic and now obsolete) twice
References
- “zwier” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.