betwixt

American  

[bih-twikst] / bɪˈtwɪkst /

preposition

1. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. between.

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idioms

1. 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.

betwixt British  

/ bɪˈtwɪkst /

preposition

1. archaic another word for between

2. in an intermediate, indecisive, or middle position

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Etymology

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)

Example Sentences

Wolverines players were skipping toward the locker room after the trophy presentation, roses betwixt their teeth, battle scars on their bodies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

“I’m betwixt, because he took very nice care of my family, but at the same time, I think it’s time. … I really do think he wanted a good team, but he’s lost the fanbase.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2022

The city itself has been stuck betwixt and between.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2022

As if to acknowledge that now people often don’t feel they exist unless they exist digitally, and the way we increasingly float in the liminal space betwixt and between.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2022

“If'n Miss and Mister is all thet’s comin’ betwixt us, I shore wisht you’d a-said so in New York City!

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns