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Webster 1913 Edition


Mid

Mid

(mĭd)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
wanting;
sup
erl.
Midmost
.]
[AS.
midd
; akin to OS.
middi
, D.
mid
(in comp.), OHG.
mitti
, Icel.
miðr
, Goth.
midjis
, L.
medius
, Gr.
μέσος
, Skr.
madhya
. √271. Cf.
Amid
,
Middle
,
Midst
,
Mean
,
Mediate
,
Meridian
,
Mizzen
,
Moiety
.]
1.
Denoting the middle part;
as, in
mid
ocean
.
No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings,
Shall list’ning in
mid
air suspend their wings.
Pope.
2.
Occupying a middle position; middle;
as, the
mid
finger; the
mid
hour of night.
3.
(Phon.)
Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; – said of certain vowel sounds;
as, ā (āle), ĕ (ĕll), ō (ōld)
. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 10, 11.
Mid is much used as a prefix, or combining form, denoting the middle or middle part of a thing; as, mid-air, mid-channel, mid-age, midday, midland, etc. Also, specifically, in geometry, to denote a circle inscribed in a triangle (a midcircle), or relation to such a circle; as, mid-center, midradius.

Mid

,
Noun.
Middle.
[Obs.]
About the
mid
of night come to my tent.
Shakespeare

Mid

,
p
rep.
See
Amid
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Mid

MID

,
Adj.
[L. medius.]
1.
Middle; at equal distance from extremes; as the mid hour of night.
2.
Intervening.
No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings,
Shall, lifting in mid air, suspend their wings.

Definition 2024


mid

mid

See also: mid- and MID

English

Preposition

mid

  1. (obsolete) With. [8th-15th c.]
    The wife is mid child.
    Mid his harp he fared.
    God's grace wones mid us.
    They might forwhore her mid other men.
    Henry came to England mid 36 ships.
    The woman was mid one son.
    The queen of the land was mid child
    If I am mid child.. this is a token of a boy.
  2. Amid.
    Mid the best.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English mid, midde, from Old English midd (mid, middle, midway), from Proto-Germanic *midjaz (mid, middle, adjective), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (between, in the middle, middle). Cognate with Dutch mits (provided that), German mitte (center, middle, mean), Icelandic miðr (middle, adjective), Latin medius (middle, medium). See also middle.

Adjective

mid (not comparable)

  1. Denoting the middle part.
    mid ocean
  2. Occupying a middle position; middle.
    mid finger
    mid hour of night
  3. (linguistics) Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; said of certain vowel sounds; as, /e o ɛ ɔ/.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations

Etymology 3

From Middle English mid, midde, from Old English midd (midst, middle, noun), from Proto-Germanic *midją, *midjǭ, *midjô (middle, center) < *midjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (between, in the middle, middle). Cognate with German Mitte (center, middle, midst), Danish midje (middle), Icelandic midja (middle). See also median, Latin medianus.

Noun

mid (plural mids)

  1. (archaic) middle
    • Shakespeare
      About the mid of night come to my tent.

Anagrams


German Low German

Alternative forms

  • (in some dialects) mit
  • (Low Prussian) möt

Etymology

From Old Saxon mid, from Proto-Germanic *midi (“with”), from Proto-Indo-European *medʰi-, *meta (“with”). Cognate with North Frisian mits (“with”), Dutch met (“with”), German mit (“with”). For more, see English mid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪt/

Preposition

mid

  1. (in some dialects) with

Lojban

Rafsi

mid

  1. rafsi of minde.

Middle English

Etymology

Carried over from Old English mid.

Preposition

mid

  1. with

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Akin to Old Saxon mid, Old High German mit, Old Norse með.

Preposition

mid

  1. with

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *midi.

Preposition

mid

  1. with

Adverb

mid

  1. with, together, along