middilgard

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *midjagardaz, from the base of middil + gard. Cognate with Old English middangeard, Old High German mittilgart, Old Norse miðgarðr, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (midjungards).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmid.dil.ɣɑrd/

Noun

middilgard m

2. Middle Earth

   endi is geƀa wesan mildi oƀar middilgard managun thiodun

   and his gift to be sweet to many people on this middle earth (Heliand, verse 628)

Declension

middilgard (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	middilgard	middilgardos
accusative	middilgard	middilgardos
genitive	middilgardes	middilgardō
dative	middilgarde	middilgardum
instrumental	—	—