"mid" meaning in Middle English

See mid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /mid/ Forms: med [alternative], medde [alternative], midde [alternative], mide [alternative], mit [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English midd. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|midd|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English midd, {{inh+|enm|ang|midd}} Inherited from Old English midd Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} mid, {{enm-adj}} mid
  1. mid-, middle, central, intermediate
    Sense id: en-mid-enm-adj-xp6M-Vkm Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 41 2 7
  2. that is or are in the middle or intermediate in time
    Sense id: en-mid-enm-adj-oY2FUfp2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 41 2 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Preposition

IPA: /mid/ Forms: med [alternative], medde [alternative], midde [alternative], mide [alternative], mit [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English mid (“with, in conjunction with, in company with, together with, into the presence of, through, by means of, by, among, in, at (time), in the sight of, opinion of”, preposition), from Proto-West Germanic *midi (“with”). Cognate with North Frisian mits (“with”), Dutch met (“with”), Low German mit (“with”), German mit (“with”), Danish med (“with”), Icelandic með (“with”), Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “among, between, with”), Albanian me (“with, together”), Sanskrit स्मत् (smat, “together, at the same time”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|enm|ang|mid||with, in conjunction with, in company with, together with, into the presence of, through, by means of, by, among, in, at (time), in the sight of, opinion of|pos=preposition}} Old English mid (“with, in conjunction with, in company with, together with, into the presence of, through, by means of, by, among, in, at (time), in the sight of, opinion of”, preposition), {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*midi||with}} Proto-West Germanic *midi (“with”), {{cog|frr|mits||with}} North Frisian mits (“with”), {{cog|nl|met||with}} Dutch met (“with”), {{cog|nds|mit||with}} Low German mit (“with”), {{cog|de|mit||with}} German mit (“with”), {{cog|da|med||with}} Danish med (“with”), {{cog|is|með||with}} Icelandic með (“with”), {{cog|grc|μετά||among, between, with}} Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “among, between, with”), {{cog|sq|me||with, together}} Albanian me (“with, together”), {{cog|sa|स्मत्||together, at the same time}} Sanskrit स्मत् (smat, “together, at the same time”) Head templates: {{head|enm|preposition}} mid
  1. with
    Sense id: en-mid-enm-prep-BpW1Y6ze
  2. amid, amidst
    Sense id: en-mid-enm-prep-iRt88gxz Categories (other): Middle English prepositions Disambiguation of Middle English prepositions: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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