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Mirkwood

Mirkwood proper noun: any of several European forests in Germanic mythology.

Proper noun

Mirkwood

  1. Any of several European forests in Germanic mythology.

Origin of Mirkwood

From Old Norse Myrkviðr (“murky wood; dark wood; black forest”), as anglicised by William Morris and later adopted by J. R. R. Tolkien. Direct derivatives of the name occur as place names in Sweden and Norway.

Questions about Mirkwood

What does Mirkwood mean?
Mirkwood means any of several European forests in Germanic mythology.
What part of speech is Mirkwood?
Mirkwood is a proper noun.

Words near Mirkwood in the dictionary

  1. mirkoin
  2. Mirkovic
  3. Mirkovich
  4. mirks
  5. mirksome
  6. Mirkwood
  7. mirky
  8. mirligoes
  9. mirliton
  10. mirlitons
  11. Mirll

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