betwixt
preposition·/bɪˈtwɪkst/
Between. In the space separating two things. Betwixt does more than locate. It lingers in the gap, evoking the uneasy, enchanted, or undecided quality of being neither here nor there.
He stood betwixt the house and the road, as if he could delay departure by not choosing a side.
adverb
In an intermediate position or state.
The season hovered betwixt winter and spring, with thaw on the ground and frost still in the air.
Etymology
Old English betwēox/betweox, related to two and the idea of separation into a pair. Over time, between became the everyday heir, while betwixt kept a more atmospheric life in dialect and literature.
Related Words
betweenthe modern standard
intermediateLatinate cousin emphasizing degree
liminalthreshold-state; a conceptual kin
amidbetween-many; a different geometry of “in the middle”