† iˈmid, adv. and prep. Obs.
[Northern var. of amid. The i- (varying with e-) might be merely a phonetic weakening, or it might be from in: cf. in middum in Rushw. Gosp., inmiddes in Cursor M. (imyddes in Hampole), in mydde in Morte Arthur.]
Amid, amidst; in the middle (of).
| a 1300 Cursor M. 6612 (Gött.) Þai fand bot wormis crouland imyd [Cott. emid, Fairf. amid]. 1340 Hampole Pr. Consc. 5167 Imyd þe erthe withouten it falles. |
So † iˈmiddes prep. = amidst.
| 1340 Hampole Pr. Consc. 5185 Ierusalem..Þat standes imyddes þe world so wyde. |