-mod

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-mōdaz, derived from *mōdaz (“mind”) (Old English mōd). Cognate with Old Saxon -mōd, Old High German -muot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moːd/

Suffix

-mōd (adjective-forming suffix)

1. forms adjectives meaning “-minded”, “-spirited”, “-hearted”

   ‎ān (“one”) + ‎-mōd → ‎ānmōd (“unanimous”)

   ‎ēaþe (“easy”) + ‎-mōd → ‎ēaþmōd (“humble”)

   ‎miċel (“big”) + ‎-mōd → ‎miċelmōd (“magnanimous”)

   ‎ofer- (“over”) + ‎-mōd → ‎ofermōd (“proud”)

   ‎or- (“without”) + ‎-mōd → ‎ormōd (“desperate”)

Declension

Declension of -mōd — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-mōd	-mōd	-mōd
Accusative	-mōdne	-mōde	-mōd
Genitive	-mōdes	-mōdre	-mōdes
Dative	-mōdum	-mōdre	-mōdum
Instrumental	-mōde	-mōdre	-mōde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-mōde	-mōda, -mōde	-mōd
Accusative	-mōde	-mōda, -mōde	-mōd
Genitive	-mōdra	-mōdra	-mōdra
Dative	-mōdum	-mōdum	-mōdum
Instrumental	-mōdum	-mōdum	-mōdum

Declension of -mōd — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-mōda	-mōde	-mōde
Accusative	-mōdan	-mōdan	-mōde
Genitive	-mōdan	-mōdan	-mōdan
Dative	-mōdan	-mōdan	-mōdan
Instrumental	-mōdan	-mōdan	-mōdan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-mōdan	-mōdan	-mōdan
Accusative	-mōdan	-mōdan	-mōdan
Genitive	-mōdra, -mōdena	-mōdra, -mōdena	-mōdra, -mōdena
Dative	-mōdum	-mōdum	-mōdum
Instrumental	-mōdum	-mōdum	-mōdum

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -mod

anmod

eaþmod

gealgmod

langmod

ofermod

ormod

stearcmod

stiþmod

þolemod

See also

• -heort