Word of the Day: April 16, 2009 ~ betwixt

betwixt (bi-twikst) - preposition

Betwixt means "between" and is often used in South Midland and Southern U.S. dialects.

As an idiom, betwixt means "neither the one nor the other; in a middle or unresolved position."

From the Middle English word betwix; and the Old English word betwix or betweox.

*Milton wrote, "From betwixt two aged oaks."

**Shakespeare wrote, "There was some speech of marriage betwixt myself and her."

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