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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
- (Norse mythology) Midgard
- (Tolkien) Middle-earth
Declension
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singular
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Miðgarður
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| accusative
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Miðgarð
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| dative
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Miðgarði
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| genitive
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Miðgarðs
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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)
- (Norse mythology) Midgard
- (Tolkien) Middle-earth
Declension
Declension of Miðgarður (sg-only masculine)