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)