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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Middest, Midst, n.1 Also: middist, midest, myddest, -ist, meidest. [e.m.E. and late ME. myddest (a 1400–50), middest, midst (1570–6), alteration of Middis n.1 (perh. apprehended as a superl. of Mid a.).] The middle a. of a place or thing, b. of a group of people, c. of a period of time, something having duration, etc. Variously const. = Middis n.1a. (1) 1552 Prot. Bk. R. Lumsdane 20.
Ane karne … in the myddist of ane watter straip
1617 Sc. N. & Q. i Ser. II. 118.
In the middest and hart of the towne
1644 Douglas Corr. 254.
The best [fire] … was in the hall which I put ȝour lettre in the meidest thairof
(2) 1558-66 Knox I. 175.
Thei address thame to the myddest of the close
1590 Crim. Trials I. ii. 212. 1597 Misc. Spald. C. I. 143.
Thow … tuik out thrie grippis out of the middist of the said schulder
1598 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 170.
The water … standis on the middest of the calsey
1630 Kirkcaldy Presb. 17. 1644 Glasgow Chart. II. 624.
The compleiners bairnes ar forced to lowp over at the midst of the said stair
1670 Dunkeld Presb. I. 380. 1690 Swintons App. ccix.
Till it come to the midest of the yeard dyck
(3) 1584-9 Maxwall Commonpl. Bk. 8 a.
Tak till it the middist of fel Syne lwik quhat it will spell
(4) 1608 Perth Hammermen xxxviii.
[A chain-belt with a] rois in the midst
b. 1558 Knox First Blast (Arb.) 12.
A woman … in parliament amongest the middest of men
Id. Wks. II. 134.
That we mycht praise Thee in the myddest of this most obstinat … generatioun
c. 1563 Ferg. Tracts 29.
The beginning, the middest, and the end of our saluation
1567 Acts (1597) 3 b.
Even in the middest of His anguish
1570 Leslie 236.
Aboute the middest of October
1622-6 Bisset II. 255/3.
Frome the middist of September to the middist of Merche
1653 Lamont Diary 58.
Before the middest of the month

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