- betwixt
- adverb or preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English betwux, from be- + -twux (akin to Gothic tweihnai two each) — more at between Date: before 12th century between
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Betwixt — Be*twixt , prep. [OE. betwix, bitwix, rarely bitwixt, AS. betweox, betweohs, betweoh, betw[=i]h; pref. be by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two. See {Between}.] [1913 Webster] 1. In the space which separates; between. [1913 Webster] From betwixt two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
betwixt — ► PREPOSITION & ADVERB archaic ▪ between. ● betwixt and between Cf. ↑betwixt and between ORIGIN Old English, related to TWO(Cf. ↑twofold) … English terms dictionary
betwixt — [bē twikst′, bitwikst′] prep., adv. [ME bitwix < OE betwix < be, BY + a form related to twegen,TWAIN; t is unhistoric] between: archaic except in the phrase betwixt and between, in an intermediate position; neither altogether one nor… … English World dictionary
betwixt — O.E. betweox between, among, amidst, meanwhile, from bi by (see BE (Cf. be )) + tweox for two, from P.Gmc. *twa two + * isk ish. With parasitic t that first appeared in O.E. and became general after c.1500 … Etymology dictionary
Betwixt — Infobox Musical name= Betwixt image size= 188 music= Ian McFarlane lyrics= Ian McFarlane book= Ian McFarlane productions= 2008 London Betwixt is a musical comedy conceived and written by Ian McFarlane. [ [http://www.betwixtthemusical.com/… … Wikipedia
betwixt — /bi twikst /, prep., adv. 1. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. between. 2. 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 … Universalium
betwixt — preposition /bɪˈtwɪkst/ between, specifically between two objects When I saw the coffin I knew that I was respited, for, as I judged, there was space between it and the wall behind enough to contain my little carcass; and in a second I had put… … Wiktionary
betwixt — be|twixt [bıˈtwıkst] prep [: Old English; Origin: betwux] 1.) literary between 2.) betwixt and between old fashioned not quite belonging to one group or to another … Dictionary of contemporary English
betwixt — be|twixt [ bı twıkst ] preposition LITERARY between betwixt and between INFORMAL not definitely belonging to any of several possibilities … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
betwixt — preposition & adverb archaic term for between. Phrases betwixt and between informal neither one thing nor the other. Origin OE betwēox, from be by + a Gmc word related to two … English new terms dictionary
betwixt — preposition 1 poetic or old use between 2 betwixt and between old fashioned not quite belonging to one group or to another … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
