middangeard
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *midjagardaz, equivalent to midd (“mid, middle”) + ġeard (“yard; enclosed land; realm”), although the second element's confusion or conflation with eard (“earth”) has occurred since Old English. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”) and *gʰórdʰos (“enclosure”). Cognate with Old Saxon middilgard, Old High German mittilgart and mittangart, Old Norse Miðgarðr, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (midjungards).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
middanġeard m
- the world
Usage notes[edit]
- Typically used without the word for "the": Hē rīcsode ofer ealne middanġeard ("He ruled over all the world"). However, it is commonly used with the word for "this": Hū fela manna wuniaþ on þissum middanġearde? ("How many people live in this world?").
Declension[edit]
Declension of middangeard (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | middanġeard | — |
accusative | middanġeard | — |
genitive | middanġeardes | — |
dative | middanġearde | — |
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Middle English: middenerd, middæneard, middeneard, middenerde, middenard
- Middle English: myddyl erthe, middel-erde (in part)
- English: Middle Earth
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- Old English nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
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