midde

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *middi, from Proto-West Germanic *midi.

Adjective

midde

1. (rare) middle, in the middle

Usage notes

In compounds, the form mēde- is frequently found.

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• middesōmer
• middewinter

Descendants

• Dutch: mid- (only in compounds), mits

Further reading

• “mit”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “midde”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Preposition

midde

1. Alternative spelling of mid

Adjective

midde

1. Alternative spelling of mid

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *midjǭ (“middle, center”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmid.de/

Noun

midde f (nominative plural middan)

1. the middle (used only in the phrase "on middan")

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	midde	middan
accusative	middan	middan
genitive	middan	middena
dative	middan	middum

Related terms

• onmiddan