betwixt
Use Betwixt in a sentence
preposition, adverb
Idioms 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 between.
Origin:
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)
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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| —prep, —adv | |
| 1. | archaic another word for between |
| 2. | betwixt and between in an intermediate, indecisive, or middle position |
| [Old English betwix; related to Old High German zwiski two each] | |
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Betwixt
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
betwixt
O.E. betweox "between, among, amidst, meanwhile," from bi- "by" + tweox "for two," from P.Gmc. *twa "two" + *-isk "-ish." With parasitic -t that appeared in O.E.
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Example sentences
It cannot subsist in its perfection, say some of those who are learned in this warm lore of the heart, betwixt more than two.
Slide the protector into place, press the center and the adhesive creeps betwixt screen and cover all by itself.
The same reason that makes us wrangle with a neighbour causes a war betwixt princes.
Ernest may not realize it, but this stagnant period of feeling betwixt and between will soon come to end.
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