The story
- Middle English · inherited fromdoubultongud
- English todaydouble-tongued
From Middle English doubultongud, dowbyl townged, dubble tungyd, equivalent to double + tongued.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
double-tongued
Today it means: Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech. Full definition →
Middle English doubultongud