Old English · noun
middangeard
Normalised middanġeard
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈmid.dɑnˌjæ͜ɑrd/[ˈmid.dɑnˌjæ͜ɑrˠd]
- Syllables
- ˈmid · dɑn · ˌjæ͜ɑrd (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- middle earthmiddle-earthworld
Meaning
-
the world
ealra dōgra ġehwām · drēoseð ond fealleþ,
brave warriors. Thus this world perishes and falls every single day
[…] mōdġe maguþeġnas. · Swā þēs middanġeard
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | middanġeard |
| Accusative | middanġeard |
| Genitive | middanġeardes |
| Dative | middanġearde |
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *midjagardaz, equivalent to midd (“mid, middle”) + ġeard (“yard; enclosed land; realm”), although the second element's confusion or conflation with eard (“earth”) has occurred since Old English. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”) and *gʰórdʰos (“enclosure”). Cognate with Old Saxon middilgard, Old High German mittilgart and mittangart, Old Norse Miðgarðr, Gothic (midjungards).
Descendants
middle earth, middle-earth
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