Miðgarður

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Miðgarðr, from miðr (middle) + garðr (yard; enclosured land; realm) or directly from Proto-Germanic *midjagardaz (Middle Earth). Cognate with Old English middangeard, Old Saxon middilgard, Old High German mittilgart, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (midjungards).

Proper noun[edit]

Miðgarður m

  1. (Norse mythology) Midgard
  2. (Tolkien) Middle-earth

Declension[edit]

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Miðgarður
Accusative Miðgarð
Dative Miðgarði
Genitive Miðgarðs

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Miðgarðr, from miðr (middle) + garðr (yard; enclosured land; realm) or directly from Proto-Germanic *midjagardaz (Middle Earth). Cognate with Old English middangeard, Old Saxon middilgard, Old High German mittilgart, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (midjungards).

Proper noun[edit]

Miðgarður m

  1. (Norse mythology) Midgard
  2. (Tolkien) Middle-earth