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 betwēox.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /biˈtwiks/, /biˈtwikst/

Adverb

bitwixe

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

Preposition

bitwixe

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

Synonyms

totwene
bitwene

Descendants

English: betwixt

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.

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