On the Adverbial Genitive Case in English. 101 
Alongst the sea-coast.—Knolles. © * 
Langis the ryvere of Anien.— Douglas > Virgil. 
Alongst here is the genitive case of Jong. Comp. Germ. lings, 
along; Old Germ. langes, and Germ. lingst,a long time; Dutch 
onlangs, recently, langs, along; Swed. dengs, along. 
3. Amidst, in the midst or middle.—See Midst. 
4. Amongst, (Old Eng. amanges, amonges, amongest ; Scott. 
amangis, amangys ;) in the crowd. 
To halden amanges yeu ine hord— Old English Letter of 
the year 1258. 
Amonges other of his honest thinges.—Chaucer. 
I stonde as one amongest all.— Grower. 
Amangys thame.—WScott. Acts, 1567. 
Amongst here is probably the genitive case of an old noun, 
denoting a crowd or multitude. 
5. Atwizt, (obsolete, see Dr. Webster, ) between.—See Betwict. 
Great love was atwizt hem two.—Chaucer. 
With dreadful thunder and lightning atwirt.—Spenser. 
6. Awhilst, (not in Webster, nor in Richardson.) See Whilst. 
7. Betwixt, (Old Eng. bituer, bytwixe, betwix, bitwixen, by- 
twyr, bytwyt, betwyr ; Scott. betweesh ;) between. 
Bituer them.—R. Brunne. 
Bytwize us and you.— Wiclif: Luke 16: 26. 
Betwir all maner folk.—Chaucer. 
This was the forward pleinly t’ endite, 
Bitwiven Theseus and him Arcite— Chaucer. : 
Betwizt here is the genitive case of an old noun signifying two. 
Compare Anglo-Sax. betweohs, betweor, betwur, betwuxt, betwict. 
8. Midst, in the phrases amidst, about the midst, from the 
midst, in the midst, into the midst, of the midst, out of the midst, 
through the midst, etc. (Old Eng. myddes, myddest, myds, 
middes, middest, mids ; Scott. myddis ;) the middle. 
In the myddes of the world.—R. Gloucester. 
Yet was he caught amiddes all his pride——Chaucer. 
And the vayle of the temple dyd rent even thorow the myddes. 
— Tyndale: Luke 23 : 45. 
Which is in the myddes of the paradice of God.—T'yndale : 
Rey. 2:7. 
The shippe was now in the middes of the see.— Tyndale: 
Mat, 14: 24. 
