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A-two. World English Historical Dictionary

A-two. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1888, rev. 2024. A-two advb. phr. arch. and dial. Forms: 1 on tú, on twá, 3–4 atuo, 4–5 atwoo, 4–6 a to, ato, 5 o-two, 6 atoo, 3– atwo, a-two. [OE. on tú, on twá, in two: see A prep.1 and TWO. While a-twain is only a literary archaism, a-two is also in modern dialects; the regular prose form is in two.]

1   1.  In or into two parts; a-twain. arch.

2 c. 885.  K. Ælfred, Oros., I. x. § 3. Hie heora here on tú [v.r. on twá] todǽldon.

3 1297.  R. Glouc., 375. Rychard … brec þer hys necke atuo.

4 c. 1420.  Chron. Vilod., 862. Alle þe gables of the shippe þey broston a to.

5 1605.  Camden, Rem. (1637), 291. A mouse in time may bite atwo a cable.

6 1876.  Morris, Sigurd, I. 49. Sawed Sigmund … till the stone was cleft atwo.

7   † 2.  Away from each other, apart, asunder. Obs.

8 c. 1270.  Assumpcion, 263. Sithen we ben parted atwo.

9 c. 1425.  Seven Sages (P.), 3053. Thay token leve and wente o-two.

10 c. 1450.  Lonelich, Grail, xv. 604. Kysseth me er that we now departen atwo.

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