tweenlight
The period between dusk and nightfallThe period between dusk and nightfall; twilight.
Meaning
1 senses(dialectal, rare, uncountable)The period between dusk and nightfall; twilight.
Origin
From Old English twēonlēoht (“twilight”, literally “double-/doubtful-/uncertain-light”). TFrom Old English twēonlēoht (“twilight”, literally “double-/doubtful-/uncertain-light”). The alternative spellings are due to a misassociation with between, erroneously interpreting tweenlight as if it were a shortening of between-light.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable