middilgard

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *midjagardaz, from the base of middil + gard. Cognate with Old English middangeard, Old High German mittilgart, Old Norse miðgarðr, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (midjungards).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmid.dil.ɣɑrd/

Noun

middilgard m

2. Middle Earth

   endi is geƀa wesan mildi oƀar middilgard managun thiodun

   and his gift to be sweet to many people on this middle earth (Heliand, verse 628)

Declension

Declension of middilgard (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	middilgard	middilgardos
accusative	middilgard	middilgardos
genitive	middilgardes	middilgardō
dative	middilgarde	middilgardum
instrumental	—	—