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

  1. (until about 1700, then until about 1900 archaic and now obsolete) twice

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