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

• mididone
• midwife
• theremid

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

• mid-autumn
• midfall
• midseason
• midshipman
• midsummer
• mid-winter

Related terms

• midday
• midnight

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

• dim
• IDM
• MDI

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

• mit, miþ

Etymology

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

Preposition

mid

1. with

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• midi, mit, mith, met

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *midi.

Preposition

mid

1. with

Adverb

mid

1. with, together, along