Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English middaneard, an alteration of Old English middanġeard; derived from Proto-Germanic *midjagardaz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmidənɛrd/, /ˈmidənard/

Noun

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middenerd (uncountable)

  1. Earth, the world, mankind

Descendants

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  • English: Middle Earth (in part)