"myddelerd" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmidəlˌɛ̝ːrd/, /ˈmidˌlɛ̝ːrd/, /ˈmid(ə)lərd/
Etymology: An alteration, with the first element replaced by myddel, of earlier myddenerd; from Old English middaneard, in turn an alteration of Old English middanġeard; derived from Proto-Germanic *midjagardaz. Equivalent to myddel + erd; first attested in c. 1180. Etymology templates: {{der|enm|ang|middaneard}} Old English middaneard, {{der|enm|ang|middanġeard}} Old English middanġeard, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*midjagardaz}} Proto-Germanic *midjagardaz, {{compound|enm|myddel|erd}} myddel + erd, {{etydate|c|1180|nocap=1}} first attested in c. 1180 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} myddelerd, {{enm-noun|-}} myddelerd (uncountable) Forms: middelerd [alternative], middellerd [alternative], mydelerde [alternative], mydlerd [alternative], myddylerde [alternative], middeleard [alternative, Early-Middle-English], midelard [alternative, Early-Middle-English], middelærd [alternative], middellærd [alternative, Ormulum], medelerd [alternative, Northern], medileird [alternative, Northern], medill-erd [alternative, Northern], mydlerde [alternative, Northern], medylerd [alternative], medyllerde [alternative], middelert [alternative], middle-yorde [alternative], middulert [alternative], mydlert [alternative]
  1. The Earth; the world (as between Heaven and Hell or in the middle of the universe) Tags: uncountable Categories (place): Earth
    Sense id: en-myddelerd-enm-noun-z1aJCuHN Disambiguation of Earth: 95 5
  2. The people or things of the world (often contrasting with God or spiritual things respectively) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-myddelerd-enm-noun-B5M1rOWp Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Collectives, People, Religion Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Collectives: 5 95 Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Disambiguation of Religion: 21 79

Alternative forms

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          "lang_code": "sco",
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          ],
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      ]
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        "Early-Middle-English"
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        "alternative",
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      "form": "medyllerde",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "middelert",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "middle-yorde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "middulert",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
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          "kind": "place",
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          "Heaven",
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        ],
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          "Hell",
          "Hell#English"
        ],
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          "middle",
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          "universe",
          "universe#English"
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          "world",
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        ],
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          "God",
          "God#English"
        ],
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          "spiritual",
          "spiritual#English"
        ],
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          "thing",
          "thing#English"
        ]
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmidəlˌɛ̝ːrd/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmidˌlɛ̝ːrd/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmid(ə)lərd/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    {
      "form": "middelærd",
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      "form": "middellærd",
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      "form": "medelerd",
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        "alternative",
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "Northern"
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    },
    {
      "form": "medill-erd",
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        "Northern"
      ]
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      "form": "mydlerde",
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        "Northern"
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    },
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "middelert",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmidəlˌɛ̝ːrd/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmidˌlɛ̝ːrd/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈmid(ə)lərd/"
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  ],
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}

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