Miðgarður

Icelandic

proper noun
Definitions
  • (Norse mythology) Midgard
  • (Tolkien) Middle-earth

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse Miðgarðr inherited from Proto-Germanic *midjagardaz (Middle Earth, middle-earth, middle enclosure).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*midjagardaz

Gloss

Middle Earth, middle-earth, middle enclosure

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