† twyntn.
Obsolete. rare.
In negative expressions: a jot, a particle.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount > the smallest amount > a jot
cornc888
grotc888
prickleOE
prickOE
pointc1300
grain1377
hair1377
motec1390
twynt1399
mitec1400
tarec1405
drop1413
ace?1440
tittlea1450
whita1450
jot1526
Jack1530
plack1530
farthingc1540
minima1585
scintil1599
atom1626
scintillation1650
punct1653
doit1660
scintilla1674
rap1792
haet1802
dottle1808
smiggot1823
hooter1839
heartbeat1855
pick1866
filament1868
hoot1878
1399 W. Langland Richard Redeles iii. 81 Thus lafte þey þe leder þat hem wrong ladde, And tymed no twynte, but tolled her cornes.
c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 433 So he þat payd for all in feer, had nat a twynt.
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