† biˈmong, byˈmong, prep. Obs.
[A parallel form to among, imong; f. bi, be, by prep. + mong, aphetic f. imong, OE. ᵹemang ‘mingling, concourse, crowd.’]
Among.
| a 1225 Ancr. R. 102 Þu ueir bimong wummen. a 1225 St. Marher. 1 Bimong worldliche men. c 1300 in Wright Lyric P. ix. 35 Baloynge mengeth al by-mong. |