A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Thare betwix, Thairbetuix, adv. Also: thare betuene, thar betwex, ther betwyx. [Thar(e adv. and Betwix prep., Betwene prep.] Between these (points, etc.). Appar. only in Orkney and Shetland, chiefly in the phrase the first penny and the last and all thare betwix, = the full amount. —(a) 1455 Rec. Earld. Orkney 190.
[Of] the quhilk sowme I halde me fullely pait and content, the first penny and the last and all thare betuene —(b) 1480 Rec. Earld. Orkney 331.
The said hous stede and toft I haff freely sauld … for a mark of silver … payd to me into my myster, the first penny the last and all thar betwex; of the some I hald me fully content and pait 1536 Goudie Shetl. Antiq. 142.
I grant me content and peit of the first d. and the last and all thare betwix 1538 Goudie Shetl. Antiq. 143.
Ther betwyx 1580 Rec. Earld. Orkney 355.
On the south part the houssis pertening to Johne Vyschart and Sant Olaffis burne rinnand thairbetuix
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Thare Betwix adv.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/thare_betwix>
