Miðgarðsormr
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Germanic *Midjagardas wurmiz, equivalent to Miðgarðr (“the Earth”) + ormr (“serpent”).
Proper noun
[edit]Miðgarðsormr m
- the World Serpent
- Synonym: Jǫrmungandr
Inflection
[edit]See the declension of ormr.
Descendants
[edit]All descendants are learned borrowings
- Icelandic: Miðgarðsormur
- Swedish: Midgårdsormen (with definite suffix)