Midgård

Danish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Miðgarðr

Proper noun

Midgård

1. (Norse mythology) Midgard

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Midgard (nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic Miðgarðr. By surface analysis, mid- (“middle”) +‎ gård (“yard; estate”). According to SAOB attested since 1679.

Proper noun

Midgård n (genitive Midgårds)

1. (Norse mythology) Midgard
   • 2015, Snorre Sturlasson, translated by Karl G. Johansson & Mats Malm, Snorres Edda‎^[1], Bokförlaget Anthropos, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, archived from the original on 13 March 2025, page 39:

     Av Ymers [...] ögonfransar gjorde de goda makterna Midgård åt människosöner.

     Of Ymir's eyelashes, the powers of good made Midgard for sons of men.

   • 2016, Lars Lönnroth, transl., Den poetiska Eddan, Atlantis, →ISBN, Völvans spådom (Völuspá) §4, page 22:

     Burs söner skapade världen, lyfte det mäktiga Migård ur djupet.

     The sons of Borr created the world, lifted the mighty Midgard out of the deep.

Derived terms

• Midgårdsormen (“Jörmungandr”)

References

• Midgård in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)