mongst
preposition
mongst
American
[muhngst]
/ mʌŋst /
Or
'mongst
preposition
'mongst
British
/ mʌŋst /
preposition
Etymology
Origin of mongst
Aphetic variant of amongst
Example Sentences
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Lies then thy wife Alcestis mongst the dead?
From Story of Orestes A Condensation of the Trilogy by Moulton, Richard Green
Dey was kin' an' went 'bout mongst de slaves a-lookin' after 'em.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Mississippi Narratives by Work Projects Administration
Hath triple Cerberus, with contagious foam, Sowed Aconitum mongst these withered herbs?
From Locrine/Mucedorus by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)
So there thou livest, singing evermore, And here thou livest, being ever song Of us, which living loved thee afore, And now thee worship mongst that blessed throng 340 Of heavenlie poets and heroës strong.
From The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5 by Spenser, Edmund
Goe to and goe to; tis better venter quarriling mongst those hogesheads.
From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)
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