Myklagard

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Miklagarðr, from mikill (“big, great”) +‎ garðr (“city”), literally “the large city”. Compare mykjen, mykle- and gard.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²mʏklaɡaːr/, /²mʏkɽaɡaːɽ/

Proper noun

Myklagard m (historical)

  1. Byzantium, Constantinople (a city in Turkey; the ancient capital of the Byzantine Empire; modern Istanbul)
    Synonyms: (historical) Konstantinopel, Istanbul
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