Miðgarður

Faroese

Etymology

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 Mittilagart, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (midjungards).

Proper noun

Miðgarður m

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

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Miðgarður
Accusative Miðgarð
Dative Miðgarði
Genitive Miðgarðs

Icelandic

Etymology

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 Mittilagart, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (midjungards).

Proper noun

Miðgarður m

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