middelerd

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

An alteration, with the first element replaced by middel, of earlier middenerd; from Old English middaneard, in turn an alteration of Old English middanġeard; derived from Proto-Germanic *midjagardaz. Equivalent to middel +‎ erd.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmidəlɛrd/, /ˈmidəlard/

Noun[edit]

middelerd (uncountable)

  1. Earth, the world
  2. Traits of the mundane world

Descendants[edit]

  • English: Middle Earth (in part)
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