twiseltwisseln.adj.

/ˈtwɪs(ə)l/

/ˈtwɪz(ə)l/

Forms: Old English twisla, twisel-; Middle English twisil, 1500s twisel, twissell, 1800s twissel, ( twistle, twizzle).

Etymology: Old English twisla = Old High German zwisila (Middle High German zwisel , German zwiesel ), < twi- twi- comb. form; compare also Old Norse kvísl.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

1. A point or part at which anything divides into branches; a fork. Now dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > divergence > [noun] > place where divergence occurs

twisel931

partingc1425

divarication1691

bifurcation1766

furcation1863

shear1876

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [noun] > bifurcation > point at which bifurcation takes place

twisel931

twist1398

fork1677

crotch1758

bifurcation1766

931 Chart. Æðelstan 21 June in Birch Cart. Sax. II. 360 Of þam mere on þan lace þær þa brocas twisliað; þanne of ðæm twislan on mær beorh.

1587 J. Hooker tr. Giraldus Cambrensis Vaticinall Hist. Conquest Ireland ii. xix. 43/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II The same were so soft, that with the weight of their bodies they sunke downe vp to the hard knees or twisels.

1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Twissel, Twistle, that part of a tree where the branches divide from the stock. West.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. at Twizzle In the twizzle of that there pollard.

†2. A double twig or shoot. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [noun] > bough or branch > young branch, twig, or shoot > double

twisel1567

1567 G. Turberville Lover Wisheth in Poems 34 As from a tree we sundrie times espie A twissell grow by Natures subtile might, And being two..For one are tane.

3. attributive or as adj. Double, twofold (in combination). Obsolete exc. poetic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [adjective] > bifurcated

twiselc1000

forked1398

twisted1398

grained1513

bi-furked?1545

biforked1578

two-forked1579

crotched1587

forken1631

twi-forked1635

bifurcous1656

forky1702

swallow-tailed1726

bidential1730

bifurcate1835

bifurcated1853

bifurcal1861

c1000 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 108/15 Scinodens, twiseltoðe.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Prov. viii. 13 The mouth of the twisil tunge I wlate.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. v. 16 Be thou not clepid a twisil tunge, or a priue bacbiter.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. vi. 1 Eche synnere enuyous and twisil tungid.

1934 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ Stony Limits 58 Nor twissel-tongued can we penelopise.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† twiselv.

Forms: Old English twislian, Middle English twiselen, Middle English twesel, Middle English twysle.

Etymology: < twisel n.; compare Middle High German zwiselen and Old Norse kvísla.

Obsolete.

intransitive. To separate into two or more branches; to fork; to bifurcate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > divide in two [verb (intransitive)] > bifurcate

twisel931

fork1605

grain1664

bifurcate1828

bisect1870

931 Chart. Æðelstan 21 June in Birch Cart. Sax. II. 360 Of þam mere on þan lace þær þa brocas twisliað; þanne of ðæm twislan on mær beorh.

1042 Charter of Hardacnut in Kemble Cod. Dipl. IV. 66 Ðær ða weges twisligað.

Derivatives

† ˈtwisled adj. Obsolete

ΚΠ

967 Charter of Eadgar in Kemble Cod. Dipl. III. 14 On ðone twisledan beam.

c1000 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 148/25 Scandula, twisld corn.

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) v. xxvi Þe tweseled [1495 twyslyd] forkes ben nedeful.

† †ˈtwisling n. and adj. Obsolete

ΚΠ

a1000 Sax. Leechd. III. 436 Æfter his forðsiþe Eadgar..þæs rices twislunge eft to annesse brohte.

c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 117 Ðo openede þe holi gost him seluen to isende bi þan þe hem þuhte shapen alse tunge fele twiselende and on fires hewe.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	twisel
释义	twiseltwisseln.adj. /ˈtwɪs(ə)l//ˈtwɪz(ə)l/ Forms: Old English twisla, twisel-; Middle English twisil, 1500s twisel, twissell, 1800s twissel, ( twistle, twizzle). Etymology: Old English twisla = Old High German zwisila (Middle High German zwisel , German zwiesel ), < twi- twi- comb. form; compare also Old Norse kvísl. Obsolete exc. dialect. 1. A point or part at which anything divides into branches; a fork. Now dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > divergence > [noun] > place where divergence occurs twisel931 partingc1425 divarication1691 bifurcation1766 furcation1863 shear1876 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [noun] > bifurcation > point at which bifurcation takes place twisel931 twist1398 fork1677 crotch1758 bifurcation1766 931 Chart. Æðelstan 21 June in Birch Cart. Sax. II. 360 Of þam mere on þan lace þær þa brocas twisliað; þanne of ðæm twislan on mær beorh. 1587 J. Hooker tr. Giraldus Cambrensis Vaticinall Hist. Conquest Ireland ii. xix. 43/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II The same were so soft, that with the weight of their bodies they sunke downe vp to the hard knees or twisels. 1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Twissel, Twistle, that part of a tree where the branches divide from the stock. West. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. at Twizzle In the twizzle of that there pollard. †2. A double twig or shoot. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [noun] > bough or branch > young branch, twig, or shoot > double twisel1567 1567 G. Turberville Lover Wisheth in Poems 34 As from a tree we sundrie times espie A twissell grow by Natures subtile might, And being two..For one are tane. 3. attributive or as adj. Double, twofold (in combination). Obsolete exc. poetic. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [adjective] > bifurcated twiselc1000 forked1398 twisted1398 grained1513 bi-furked?1545 biforked1578 two-forked1579 crotched1587 forken1631 twi-forked1635 bifurcous1656 forky1702 swallow-tailed1726 bidential1730 bifurcate1835 bifurcated1853 bifurcal1861 c1000 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 108/15 Scinodens, twiseltoðe. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Prov. viii. 13 The mouth of the twisil tunge I wlate. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. v. 16 Be thou not clepid a twisil tunge, or a priue bacbiter. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. vi. 1 Eche synnere enuyous and twisil tungid. 1934 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ Stony Limits 58 Nor twissel-tongued can we penelopise. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † twiselv. Forms: Old English twislian, Middle English twiselen, Middle English twesel, Middle English twysle. Etymology: < twisel n.; compare Middle High German zwiselen and Old Norse kvísla. Obsolete. intransitive. To separate into two or more branches; to fork; to bifurcate. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > divide in two [verb (intransitive)] > bifurcate twisel931 fork1605 grain1664 bifurcate1828 bisect1870 931 Chart. Æðelstan 21 June in Birch Cart. Sax. II. 360 Of þam mere on þan lace þær þa brocas twisliað; þanne of ðæm twislan on mær beorh. 1042 Charter of Hardacnut in Kemble Cod. Dipl. IV. 66 Ðær ða weges twisligað. Derivatives † ˈtwisled adj. Obsolete ΚΠ 967 Charter of Eadgar in Kemble Cod. Dipl. III. 14 On ðone twisledan beam. c1000 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 148/25 Scandula, twisld corn. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) v. xxvi Þe tweseled [1495 twyslyd] forkes ben nedeful. † †ˈtwisling n. and adj. Obsolete ΚΠ a1000 Sax. Leechd. III. 436 Æfter his forðsiþe Eadgar..þæs rices twislunge eft to annesse brohte. c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 117 Ðo openede þe holi gost him seluen to isende bi þan þe hem þuhte shapen alse tunge fele twiselende and on fires hewe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.adj.931v.931
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