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 Mittilagart, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (Midjungards).

Proper noun

Miðgarðr m (genitive Miðgarðs)

the Earth, (especially Norse mythology) Midgard, the world that humans (mostly) live in

Descendants

Danish: Midgård

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