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Midgard
[ mid-gahrd ]
noun
- the middle earth, home of men, lying between Niflheim and Muspelheim, formed from the body of Ymir.
Midgard
/ ˈmɪdɡɑːd; ˈmɪðɡɑːðə; ˈmɪdɡɑːð /
noun
- Norse myth the dwelling place of mankind, formed from the body of the giant Ymir and linked by the bridge Bifrost to Asgard, home of the gods
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Origin of Midgard1
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Example Sentences
And of his brows the gentle powers formed Midgard for the sons of men; but of his brain the heavy clouds are all created.
Great would have been the Jotun race, had they all lived; and not a man left in Midgard.
From these two descend the whole human race whose assigned dwelling was within Midgard.
He went out of Midgard under the semblance of a young man, and came at dusk to the dwelling of a giant called Hymir.
But he had already resolved to make that attack on the Midgard serpent which afterwards took place.
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