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(mid′gärd′)

noun

Norse Myth. the earth, regarded as midway between Asgard and the underworld and encircled by a huge serpent

also Midgarth

Origin: ON mithgarthr < mithr, mid + garthr, yard

See Midgard in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The part of the world inhabited by people, imagined as a fortress encircled by a huge serpent and built by the Norse gods around the middle region of the universe.

Origin:

Origin: Old Norse Midhgardhr; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots

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