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be⋅twixt

  [bi-twikst]
Use betwixt and between in a Sentence
–preposition, adverb
1. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. between.
—Idiom
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:
bef. 950; ME betwix, OE betwix, betweox, equiv. to be- be- + tweox, c. OHG zwiski two each; akin to G zwischen between (prep.)
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be·twixt   (bĭ-twĭkst')   
adv.   & prep.
Between.

[Middle English bitwixt, from Old English betwix; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

betwixt 
O.E. betweox, from bi- "by" + tweox "for two," from P.Gmc. *twa "two" + *-isk "-ish." With parasitic -t that appeared in O.E.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

betwixt and between

Undecided, midway between two alternatives, neither here nor there. For example, I'm betwixt and between canceling my trip entirely or just postponing it, or Jane is betwixt and between about accepting the offer. The adverb betwixt, originally meaning "by two," is seldom heard except in this expression, first recorded in 1832.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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