单词 | in midst |
释义 | > as lemmasin midst (of) b. Without article: in midst (of). Now rare (chiefly poetic in later use).Occasionally also (poetic, as quot. 1671) with transposition of a possessive adjective. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > [preposition] > in the middle or midst (of) amidOE amidstc1300 imid1340 imiddes1340 in midst (of)a1556 the world > space > relative position > condition or fact of being interjacent > position of being among > among [preposition] amongeOE amidOE amongst1258 in (the) mids (of)a1382 in the middle ofc1384 amella1400 amidmonga1500 in the midst of1535 in midst (of)a1556 the world > action or operation > doing > a proceeding > in progress [phrase] > while something is going on in the midst of1535 in midst (of)a1556 in the middle of1609 thick1681 a1556 Harpalus' Compl. ix, in G. Gilfillan Less-known Poets (1859) I. 129 It seem'd unhap had him long hatcht In midst of his dispairs. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. vii. sig. F6v In middest of the race. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. ix. sig. H6v I euer..ioyd to stirre vp strife, In middest of their mournfull Tragedy. 1617 Janua Linguarum Advt. That should haue brought thee in midst a faire orchyard. 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1339 And in my midst of sorrow and heart-grief To shew them feats. View more context for this quotation 1861 J. C. H. Fane & Ld. Lytton Tannhäuser 112 In midst, His worn cheek channell'd with unwonted tears, The Landgrave. 1880 W. Watson Prince's Quest 63 There towered In middest of that silent realm deflowered A palace. 1994 J. Barth Once upon Time 371 Eighteen years after this nightcap-night in the Charterhouse of Boston, in midst of an essay called ‘Teacher’, my Parker will pen. < as lemmas |
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