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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Betwixt \Be*twixt"\, preposition [OE. betwix, bitwix, rarely bitwixt, AS. betweox, betweohs, betweoh, betw[=i]h; pref. be- by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two. See {Between}.]
1. In the space which separates; between.
From betwixt two aged oaks. --Milton.
2. From one to another of; mutually affecting.
There was some speech of marriage Betwixt myself and her. --Shak.
{Betwixt and between}, in a midway position; so-so; neither one thing nor the other. [Colloq.] ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
betwixt
adverb: in the interval; "dancing all the dances with little rest between" [syn: {between}]
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