Midgård

Danish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Miðgarðr

Proper noun

Midgård

(Norse mythology) Midgard

Swedish

Alternative forms

Midgard (nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic Miðgarðr. By surface analysis, mid- (“middle”) +‎ gård (“yard; estate”). According to SAOB attested since 1679.

Proper noun

Midgård

(Norse mythology) Midgard

Derived terms

Midgårdsormen (“Jörmungandr”)

References

Midgård in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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