midst

Pronunciation: /mɪdst/

The English word “midst” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.

preposition

Among, in the middle of; amidst.

Etymology

From Middle English middes, midst, myddest (“middle”), from Old English midde, reshaped in Middle English phrases like in middes (“in the middle”) by analogy with adverbs in -(e)s; also compare Old English on middan, tōmiddes. Forms in -(e)st are probably due to influence of superlatives.

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