bitwixe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bitwyxe, bytwixe, bytwyxe, bitwix, bitwyx, bytwix, bytwyx, bitwixen, bytwixen, bitwyxen, bytwyxen, bitwixt, bytwixt, bitwyxt, bytwyxt, bitwux, bytwux, bitwuxen, bytwuxen, bitwuxt, bytwuxt, bitux, bytux, bituxen, bytuxen, bituxt, bytuxt, bitwex, bytwex, bitwexe, bytwexe, bitwisse, bytwisse, bitwysse, bytwysse, bitwist, bytwist, bitwyst, bytwyst

Etymology

From Old English betweox.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈtwiks/, /biˈtwikst/

Adverb

bitwixe

1. In the position that separates (two things); in the middle.

Preposition

bitwixe

1. In the position that separates (two things); in the middle.
2. In the meantime between two events.
3. Acting as an intermediary between two communicators, or as that being communicated or shared.

Synonyms

• totwene
• bitwene

Descendants

• English: betwixt
• Yola: betweesk, beteesh, beeteesh

References

• “bitwix(e, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 April 2018.
• “bitwixe(n, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 April 2018.