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tweetanshae, tweeteeshee, tweetesee, twee-te-see, tweetieshee, tweetishee, tweety_shee, tweetyshee, twitasedi, twit-se-dee,
tweetieshee [I.Sh. ˈtwitiʃiː]
int. An exclamation of contempt or anger often used as a malediction or to avert bad luck.
v. To imprecate, call curses down on.
tuig, twig,
twig [twɪg]
n. A twig, a shoot from a branch.
tweeg, twig,
twig [twɪg]
n. A quick pull, a tug, a twitch. MN. A quick or sidelong glance, a glimpse.
v. To pull with a jerk, to tug, twitch. To turn round sharply, to jerk round.
toan, tone, twan, twin, twine, twine$t, twined, twun, twyne, twyne$t, twyned, twynit,
twin [twɪn, twʌn]
n. A twin.
adj. Twin.
v. To twin, divide, separate, sunder, part, steal. To part company, go one's separate way. With wi: to part with, give up, relinquish. To remove a lamb from a weak or sickly ewe and give to a strong ewe for suckling, to divide or separate, part company.
 
also twine [twəin]
v. To divide, separate, sunder, part etc.
pt. pp. twine't, twined
twan, twin, twine, twine$t, twined, twiner, twun, twyne, twynt,
twine [twəin]
n. A piece of string. A contortion of the body, an affected posture. A short attack of any kind of ailment. Hard labour, exertion, a strenuous job. A twist or turn of fortune, a vicissitude.
v. To twist or spin thread, cord or rope etc. To weave. To spin a yarn, to put forward a case or idea in a certain way. To join, link, unite. To twist the body, to wriggle, writhe.
pt. twine't, twined, twan [twan, twʌn]
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
twiner: A rope-twister.
twingle,
twingle [twɪŋl]
v. To twist or turn about, wriggle, writhe.
twinkelt, twinkilt, twinkle, twinklt, twunkle,
twinkle [ˈtwɪŋkl, ˈtwʌŋkl]
v. To twinkle, sparkle, glisten. To blink or wink the eye.
pt. pp. twinkelt
twerl, twirl, twirliwa, twirliwa$, twurl,
twirl [twɪrl, twʌrl]
n. A twirl. A grace-note in singing, a trill. MN. A twinge of pain.
v. To twirl.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
twirliwa: adj. Quavering, tremolo.
twirm, twirn, twirnie, twirnie, twirny, twirny,
twirn [I.Ork. twɪrn, I.Sh. twɪrm]
v. To dwindle, wither, shrivel, shrink. To wrinkle the face.
 
twirny
adj. Wrinkled, frowning.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
twirny-faced: adj. I. Cross, awkward.
quist, quust, twasslick, tweesht, tweest, tweestick, tweesto, tweestock, tweestoo, tweezick, tweezle, tweezler, tweezlick, tweezloch, tweezlock, twissel, twissle, twist, twister, twistin, twistit, twistle, twistle-heuk, twust,
twist [twɪst, twʌst]
also MN. I.Ork. tweest [twist, twiʃt], dim. tweestock
n. A twist.
dim. twistle [twɪsl, twʌsl]
v. To twist.
pt. pp. twistit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
tweesto: I.Ork. Two strands of wool twisted together.
twister: A twister.
twistin: Twisting.
twistle-heuk [-høk, -çjuk, -çjʌk] col. [ˈtwiːzlɪk]: An instrument for twisting straw or rush ropes.

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