middelerd

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • middeleard, mydelerde, middellærd, midelard, myddylerde, medyllerde

Etymology

An alteration, with the first element replaced by middel, of earlier middenerd; from Old English middaneard, in turn an alteration of Old English middanġeard; derived from Proto-Germanic *midjagardaz. Equivalent to middel +‎ erd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmidəlɛrd/, /ˈmidəlard/

Noun

middelerd (uncountable)

  1. Earth, the world
  2. Traits of the mundane world

Descendants

  • English: Middle Earth (in part)
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