"Miklagarðr" meaning in Old Norse

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmiklaˌɡarðr/
Etymology: Made up from mikill (“big, great”) + garðr (“city”), literally “the large city”. Etymology templates: {{af|non|mikill|garðr|lit=the large city|t1=big, great|t2=city}} mikill (“big, great”) + garðr (“city”), literally “the large city” Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|tr=}} Miklagarðr m, {{non-proper noun|m}} Miklagarðr m
  1. Byzantium, Constantinople (the ancient capital of the Byzantine Empire, in modern Turkey; modern Istanbul) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Ancient settlements, Historical capitals, Istanbul, Places in Turkey
    Sense id: en-Miklagarðr-non-name-jUXfAB3D Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: Mikligarður"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: Miklagarður"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "no",
            "2": "-"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian: Myklagard, Miklagard"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "*Miklagarþ",
            "3": "*Miklagarth"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: *Miklagarþ, *Miklagarth",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: *Miklagarþ, *Miklagarth"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "Myklagård",
            "3": "Miklagård"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: Myklagård, Miklagård",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: Myklagård, Miklagård"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "Meglegård",
            "3": "Miklegård",
            "4": "Miklagård",
            "5": "Mycklegaard"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: Meglegård, Miklegård, Miklagård, Mycklegaard",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: Meglegård, Miklegård, Miklagård, Mycklegaard"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Micklegarth"
          },
          "expansion": "English: Micklegarth",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: Micklegarth"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Michelgart"
          },
          "expansion": "German: Michelgart",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: Michelgart"
    }
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        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Miklagarðr m",
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  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "name",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Ancient settlements",
          "orig": "non:Ancient settlements",
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            "Historical polities",
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
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            "Lemmas"
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          "name": "Historical capitals",
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            "Historical settlements",
            "Historical polities",
            "Polities",
            "Places",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
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          "orig": "non:Istanbul",
          "parents": [
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            "Asia",
            "Europe",
            "Earth",
            "Eurasia",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        },
        {
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            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
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            "Lemmas"
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        {
          "english": "Harald stayed in Garðaríki for some years and fared far and wide around the Austurveg. Afterwards he began his journey out to Byzantium and had a large group of men. Then he held to Constantinople.",
          "ref": "(Can we date this quote?), chapter 2, in Haralds saga Sigurðarsonar:",
          "text": "Haraldur dvaldist í Garðaríki nokkura vetur og fór víða um Austurveg. Síðan byrjaði hann ferð sína út í Grikkland og hafði mikla sveit manna. Þá hélt hann til Miklagarðs.",
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        }
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          "Constantinople#English"
        ],
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          "capital",
          "capital"
        ],
        [
          "Byzantine Empire",
          "Byzantine Empire#English"
        ],
        [
          "Turkey",
          "Turkey#English"
        ],
        [
          "Istanbul",
          "Istanbul#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiklaˌɡarðr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Miklagarðr"
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: Mikligarður"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "Miklagarður"
          },
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        }
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      "text": "Faroese: Miklagarður"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian: Myklagard, Miklagard"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "*Miklagarþ",
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          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: *Miklagarþ, *Miklagarth",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: *Miklagarþ, *Miklagarth"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "Myklagård",
            "3": "Miklagård"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: Myklagård, Miklagård",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: Myklagård, Miklagård"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "Meglegård",
            "3": "Miklegård",
            "4": "Miklagård",
            "5": "Mycklegaard"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: Meglegård, Miklegård, Miklagård, Mycklegaard",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: Meglegård, Miklegård, Miklagård, Mycklegaard"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: Micklegarth"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Michelgart"
          },
          "expansion": "German: Michelgart",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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        "2": "mikill",
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        "t1": "big, great",
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      },
      "expansion": "mikill (“big, great”) + garðr (“city”), literally “the large city”",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Made up from mikill (“big, great”) + garðr (“city”), literally “the large city”.",
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    {
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  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
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        {
          "english": "Harald stayed in Garðaríki for some years and fared far and wide around the Austurveg. Afterwards he began his journey out to Byzantium and had a large group of men. Then he held to Constantinople.",
          "ref": "(Can we date this quote?), chapter 2, in Haralds saga Sigurðarsonar:",
          "text": "Haraldur dvaldist í Garðaríki nokkura vetur og fór víða um Austurveg. Síðan byrjaði hann ferð sína út í Grikkland og hafði mikla sveit manna. Þá hélt hann til Miklagarðs.",
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        ],
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          "Istanbul#English"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiklaˌɡarðr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Miklagarðr"
}

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