eldertongue

Old English · prefix

middan-

Part of speech
prefix
IPA
/ˈmid.dɑn/
Syllables
ˈmid · dɑn (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. between, in the middle

    middanġeard

    the world, universe, globe, mankind, middle-earth

Etymology

From onmiddan, from on + oblique (dative) case of midde (“middle”).

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