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語源

From Middle English myddyl erthe, alteration (as if middel ‎(“middle”) + erthe ‎(“earth”)) of earlier middelerd, middenerd ‎(“middle-earth”), from 古期英語 middanġeard ‎(“the globe, world, earth, mankind”, literally “middle yard, middle inclosure, middle region”) (compare mid, yard), though often interpreted since 古期英語 times as “middle + earth”. Cognate with Old Norse miðgarðr ‎(“Midgard”), Gothic ���������������������� ‎(midjungards, “mid-yard, middle abode”). See Midgard.

名詞

middle-earth ‎(uncountable)

1. (historical) The physical world, as imagined between heaven and hell, or pre-Christian equivalents.

関連する語

• middelerd
• middenerd
• Midgard