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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1456
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(Mid-,) Mydmoyen, n. [Mid a.] An intermediary, go-between. (Cf. Midman n., Mid persoun n. and Moyaner n.) — 1456 Hay II. 47/35.
The knycht … is a myd moyen betuix him [the lord] and his peple
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