Miðgarðr

== Old Norse == === Etymology === 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 === Miðgarðr m (genitive Miðgarðs) the Earth, (especially Norse mythology) Midgard, Middle Earth, the world that humans (mostly) live in ==== Derived terms ==== Miðgarðsormr (“the World Serpent”) Miðgarðsvéorr (“a kenning for Thor”) ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: Miðgarður Faroese: Miðgarður Norwegian Nynorsk: Midgard Norwegian Bokmål: Midgard Swedish: Midgård Danish: Midgård Norwegian Bokmål: Midgård → English: Midgard