† midˈlentenObs. [f. mid a. + Lenten.] = mid-lent. Chiefly in midlenten Sunday. 1377Langl.P. Pl. B. xvi. 172 Þanne mette I with a man a mydlenten sondaye.1513Bradshaw St. Werburge ii. 1600 On sonday in mydlenton the viii houre.1538Aberdeen Reg. XVI. (Jam.), Betuix this & Sonday mydlentrene nixt to cum.