Nowadays, betwixt is uncommon, but it isn't archaic; it's simply used more purposefully than between, as it tends to lend a certain old-timey feel to speech and writing.

betwixt and between between two positions, choices, or ideas; not really one thing or the other:

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.

2 senses: 1. archaic → another word for between 2. → See betwixt and between.... Click for more definitions.

betwixt (bɪˈtwɪkst) prep, adv 1. archaic another word for between 2. betwixt and between in an intermediate, indecisive, or middle position

Definition of betwixt adverb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 26, 2025 · betwixt Add to list Definitions of betwixt adverb in the interval synonyms: between

Factsheet What does the word betwixt mean? There are 22 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word betwixt, nine of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, …

Oct 31, 2025 · By surface analysis, be- (“by, near, around”) +‎ twixt (“between”). Compare Saterland Frisian twiske (“between”), Dutch tussen, German zwischen. betwixt.

Betwixt means the same as the word between. It is rare in the U.S., where it is considered an archaism, but it’s still used fairly often in British English, where it is more often used in speech …