mīðan, str.v: to conceal, dissemble; to be concealed, lie hid; to avoid, refrain from, forbear. (MEE-thon)
A dragon hides from a panther in the Bestiaire of Guillaume le Clerc. France, end of 13th century. Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, fr. 1444b, f. 249v. [bestiary.ca]