Old English · preposition
betweox
- Part of speech
- preposition
- IPA
- /beˈtwe͜oks/
- Syllables
- be · ˈtwe͜oks (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- betwixtbetween
Meaning
-
between
Forġif mē wīsdōm, þæt iċ maġe þīn miċċle folc ġewissian, and iċ cunne tōcnāwan betwux gōd and yfel.
Give me wisdom, so that I can guide your great people, and can distinguish between good and evil.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Etymology
be- + tweox (“twofold”), from Proto-Germanic *twiskaz (“twofold, double”).
Descendants
betwixt
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