Miðgarður

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Miðgarðr, 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

Miðgarður m

  1. (Norse mythology) Midgard
  2. (Tolkien) Middle-earth

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Miðgarður
accusative Miðgarð
dative Miðgarði
genitive Miðgarðs

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Miðgarðr, 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

Miðgarður m (proper noun, genitive singular Miðgarðs)

  1. (Norse mythology) Midgard
  2. (Tolkien) Middle-earth

Declension

Declension of Miðgarður (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative Miðgarður
accusative Miðgarð
dative Miðgarði
genitive Miðgarðs
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