>English does have verbs with middle meanings. "I shave, I dress (up)", for
example,
I think it is pushing it a bit to say these have "middle meaning". The
concept is helpful (necessary!) in describing classical Greek, but doesn't
have much meaning for English, and it could be misleading to suggest these
verbs be interpreted that way.
I also repeat that although the middle spills over into passive and
reflexive uses in Greek, that is not its main use .
Peter