An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

To TWEDDLE, TWEEL, v. a. To work cloth in such a manner, that the woof appears to cross the warp vertically, kersey-wove, S.

A. S. twaede, duplex; or twa, and dael, part.

Tweddlin, s. Cloth that is tweeled.

Tweddlin, adj. Used in the same sense, S.

To TWICHE, TWITCH, v. a.
1. To touch, S. B.
R. Bruce.
2. To engage with.
Douglas.

Twiching, prep. Touching, concerning.
Douglas.

To TWIG, v. a. To pull hastily, S. B.
Morison.

E. tweag, tweak; A. S. twicc-ian, vellicare; Germ. twick-en, id.

Twig, s. A quick pull, a twitch, S.

TWYN, adj. In twyn, in twain, asunder.
Wallace.