Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
miðr. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
miðr, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
miðr in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
miðr you have here. The definition of the word
miðr will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
miðr, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *midjaz (“middle, mid”), from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo- (“middle”). Cognate with Old English midd, Old Frisian midde, Old Saxon middi, Old High German mitti, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐍃 (midjis).
Adjective
miðr (not comparable)
- middle
Declension
Strong declension of miðr
Descendants
Etymology 2
From earlier minnr, by a regular sound change -nnr- > -ðr-, also observed e.g. in maðr, suðr, syðri, Guðrún (< *Gunnrún). Cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 (mins), Latin minus, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small, little”).
Adverb
miðr
- comparative degree of lítt