amidmostadv.prep.

Brit.

/əˈmɪdməʊst/,

/əˈmɪdməst/, U.S.

/əˈmɪdˌmoʊst/

Etymology: Partly < amid adv. + -most suffix, and partly < amid prep. + -most suffix, probably after midmost adv. and midmost prep., and perhaps influenced also by the resemblance of the ending of amidst adv. and amidst prep. to the superlative ending -est suffix.

literary (chiefly pseudo-archaic).

A. adv.

In the very middle or centre. Also with of: = B.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > [adverb] > in the middle or midst

amidOE

tomidsOE

midwardOE

amidstc1300

in midsc1400

midc1425

midsc1425

in mida1500

midmost1700

amidmost1870

midst1883

midwards1892

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 37 He..stopped amidmost of the hall.

1876 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids vii. 191 He upon his father's throne sat down amidmost.

1912 A. G. Warner & E. Warner tr. Sháhnáma of Firdausí (2004) VI. 228 Amidmost of the mellay Ardawán Was ta'en.

1934 V. M. Yeates Winged Victory iii. iv. 324 He fired at random... A yellow flame came from the tank amidmost.

1955 J. R. R. Tolkien Return of King v. x. 163 South and now near loomed the great rampart of Cirith Gorgor, and the Black Gate amidmost.

†B. prep.

In the very centre of; amidst. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 52 A..lake Amidmost which the fowl did take Their pastime.

1880 Marlburian 7 July 108/2 Wha twine amidmost Carlisle brig, Sall meet again nae mair.

1908 J. Payne Carol & Cadence 98 Sudden, from utterward there in the mist, amidmost the Winter's mirk, There steals through the window the mewling whine of a mendicant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	amidmost
释义	amidmostadv.prep. Brit. /əˈmɪdməʊst/, /əˈmɪdməst/, U.S. /əˈmɪdˌmoʊst/ Etymology: Partly < amid adv. + -most suffix, and partly < amid prep. + -most suffix, probably after midmost adv. and midmost prep., and perhaps influenced also by the resemblance of the ending of amidst adv. and amidst prep. to the superlative ending -est suffix. literary (chiefly pseudo-archaic). A. adv. In the very middle or centre. Also with of: = B. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > [adverb] > in the middle or midst amidOE tomidsOE midwardOE amidstc1300 in midsc1400 midc1425 midsc1425 in mida1500 midmost1700 amidmost1870 midst1883 midwards1892 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 37 He..stopped amidmost of the hall. 1876 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids vii. 191 He upon his father's throne sat down amidmost. 1912 A. G. Warner & E. Warner tr. Sháhnáma of Firdausí (2004) VI. 228 Amidmost of the mellay Ardawán Was ta'en. 1934 V. M. Yeates Winged Victory iii. iv. 324 He fired at random... A yellow flame came from the tank amidmost. 1955 J. R. R. Tolkien Return of King v. x. 163 South and now near loomed the great rampart of Cirith Gorgor, and the Black Gate amidmost. †B. prep. In the very centre of; amidst. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 52 A..lake Amidmost which the fowl did take Their pastime. 1880 Marlburian 7 July 108/2 Wha twine amidmost Carlisle brig, Sall meet again nae mair. 1908 J. Payne Carol & Cadence 98 Sudden, from utterward there in the mist, amidmost the Winter's mirk, There steals through the window the mewling whine of a mendicant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.prep.1870
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