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Miðgarður

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Faroese

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Etymology

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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

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Miðgarður m

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

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Miðgarður
accusative Miðgarð
dative Miðgarði
genitive Miðgarðs

Icelandic

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Etymology

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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

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Miðgarður m (proper noun, genitive singular Miðgarðs)

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

Declension

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