miðr
Old Norse edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *midjaz (“middle, mid”), from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo- (“middle”). Cognate with Old English midd, Old Frisian midde, Old Saxon middi, Old High German mitti, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐍃 (midjis).
Adjective edit
miðr (not comparable)
Declension edit
Strong declension of miðr
Weak declension of miðr
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From earlier minnr, by a regular sound change -nnr- > -ðr-, also observed e.g. in maðr, suðr, syðri, Guðrún (< *Gunnrún). Cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 (mins), Latin minus, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small, little”).
Alternative forms edit
Adverb edit
miðr