Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

theremid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: theremid
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With or by means of that; therewith.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"He hath kissed her with the kisses of his mouth, She is blacker than tents of Kedar, Her roses nod east and her roses nod south Across the wide casements of cedar, But the Rose of Sharon weeps theremid Until her true lover hath freed her."

Etymology

From Middle English thermid, tharmid, thormid, from Old English þǣrmid (“therewith, with that, straightway, at the same time”); equivalent to there (“that”) + mid (“with”), from Middle English mid (“with”). Cognate with West Frisian dêrmei (“therewith, with that”), Dutch daarmee (“therewith, so”), German damit (“theremid, so”), Swedish därmed (“theremid, so, thus”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: thermid, þǣrmid, mid

Usage

Archaic

Phrases

1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form

Frequently Paired Words

— henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabouts

Questions

What does theremid mean?: With or by means of that; therewith.
Where does theremid come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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