betwixt

English

Alternative forms

• betwyxt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old English betwēox.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /bɪˈtwɪkst/, X-SAMPA: /bI"twIkst/

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• Rhymes: -ɪkst

Preposition

betwixt

1. (literary or archaic) Between, specifically between two objects.
   • 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 3

     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 out the candle, scrambled up the shelves, half-stunned my senses with dashing my head against the roof, and squeezed my body betwixt wall and coffin.

Translations

between, specifically between two things

• Danish: imellem (da)
• Dutch: tussen (nl)
• Esperanto: inter (eo)
• French: entre (fr)
• Romanian: între (ro)

• Russian: между (ru) (meždu), посреди (ru) (posredi)
• Spanish: entre (es)
• Swedish: mellan (sv)
• Turkish: beyninde (tr)

Derived terms

• betwixt and between
• 'twixt, twixt