Old Norse

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Etymology

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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 mittilgart, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (midjungards).

Proper noun

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Miðgarðr m (genitive Miðgarðs)

  1. the Earth, (especially Norse mythology) Midgard, Middle Earth, the world that humans (mostly) live in

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