totwene
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English betwēonan, betwēonum (“between, among, amid, in the midst, meanwhile”, dative plural, literally “by the two, near both”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”) + *twihnaz (“two each”), corresponding to be- + twain.
Preposition
totwene
- In the position that separates (two things); in the middle.
- Acting as an intermediary between two communicators, or as that being communicated.
- In the meantime between two events.
Synonyms
- bitwene
- bitwixe
References
- “tọ̄̆twẹ̄ne, (prep.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 April 2018.
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