Miklagård

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Miklagarðr ("the large city").^[1] Compare gård, -gård and Old Norse mikill, garðr.

Proper noun

Miklagård

(historical) Constantinople, Istanbul

Synonyms

Konstantinopel (historical), Istanbul

References

↑ http://denstoredanske.dk/Geografi_og_historie/Rusland_og_Centralasien/Ruslands_historie/Russiske_stednavne_f%C3%B8r_1465/Miklag%C3%A5rd

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