Middle English Dictionary Entry
whē̆r-mid adv. & conj.
Entry Info
| Forms | whē̆r-mid adv. & conj. |
| Etymology | From whē̆r adv. & conj. & mid prep.(1); also cp. LOE hwǣr-mid. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) As rel. adv. introducing nonlocative adj. clauses: by means of which, with which;
(b) as subordinating conj. introducing nonlocative noun inf. phrases functioning as direct obj.: that by means of which, that with which, the wherewithal.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1300 Fox & W.(Dgb 86)112 : He wes afingret swiþe; Noþing he ne founde in al þe niȝte Wer-mide his honger aquenche miȝtte.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)23/28 : Þet is þe dyeules peni huer-mide [Vices & V.(2): wher-wiþ] he bayþ alle þe uayre pane-worþes ine þe markatte of þise wordle.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)176/14 : Efterward me ssel zigge and yerne by þe lemes huermide me heþ y-zeneȝed.
- c1350 Ayenb.App.(Arun 57)266/29 : Yet nou þe wounden and þe toknen of þe passion he heþ ine his bodye huermyde he ous boȝte be-uore þe uader uor ous stant uor to bydde.
- a1400(a1325) Glo.Chron.B (Trin-C R.4.26)1164 : Whar mide [A: Hii birede þis gode kniȝt & burede wiþ him in is cheste þat swerd þat was so briȝt Þat he wan of þe emperour…warewiþ he him slou].
b
- a1250 Lofsong Louerde (Nero A.14)211 : Nabbich nowðer in me wisdom ne wurschipe and am redleas; nab ich waremide le[de]n mi lif.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)115/18 : Huanne he yziȝt þet he ne heþ huermide endy, þanne him deþ þes gost wepe.