Midgard

[ mid-gahrd ]

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.

1. the middle earth, home of men, lying between Niflheim and Muspelheim, formed from the body of Ymir.

Midgard

/ ˈmɪdɡɑːd; ˈmɪðɡɑːðə; ˈmɪdɡɑːð /

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Midgard¹

< Old Norse mithgarthr, cognate with Old English middangeard the earth, the abode of men. See mid-, yard ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of Midgard¹

C19: from Old Norse mithgarthr; see mid ¹, yard ²

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.

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Great would have been the Jotun race, had they all lived; and not a man left in Midgard.

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From these two descend the whole human race whose assigned dwelling was within Midgard.

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He went out of Midgard under the semblance of a young man, and came at dusk to the dwelling of a giant called Hymir.

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But he had already resolved to make that attack on the Midgard serpent which afterwards took place.

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