Betwixt: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Betwixt preposition. An old word for between, still heard in a set phrase meaning neither one thing nor the other.
How to say it
bih-TWIKST/bɪˈtwɪkst/
2 syllables, stressed on the second (TWIKST).
Betwixt in a sentence
Teenagers are betwixt and between, too old for the park and too young for the pub.
A narrow lane runs betwixt the church and the old forge.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- between
- amid
- among
Where betwixt comes from
From Old English betweohs, related to two.