betwixt
[ bih-twikst ]
/ bɪˈtwɪkst /
preposition, adverb
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
between.
Idioms for betwixt
betwixt and between,
neither the one nor the other; in a middle or unresolved position: Not wanting to side with either her father or her mother, she was betwixt and between.
Origin of betwixt
before 950; Middle English
betwix, Old English
betwix, betweox, equivalent to
be-
be- +
tweox, cognate with Old High German
zwiski two each; akin to German
zwischen between (preposition)
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British Dictionary definitions for betwixt
betwixt
/ (bɪˈtwɪkst) /
preposition, adverb
archaic another word for between
betwixt and between
in an intermediate, indecisive, or middle position
Word Origin for betwixt
Old English
betwix; related to Old High German
zwiski two each