móður

See also: modur and møður

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔuːvʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -ɔuːvʊɹ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse móðr, from Proto-Germanic *mōþaz.

Adjective

móður (comparative móðari, superlative móðastur)

1. tired

Declension

Declension of móður (a15)
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	móður	móð	mótt
Accusative	móðan	móða	mótt
Dative	móðum	móðari	móðum
Genitive	móðs	móðar	móðs
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	móðir	móðar	móð
Accusative	móðar	móðar	móð
Dative	móðum	móðum	móðum
Genitive	móða	móða	móða

Etymology 2

From Old Norse móðr, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz, related to English mood.

Noun

móður m (genitive singular móðs, uncountable)

1. (kvæði) violent mood, indignation, resentment, anger, wrath; sorrow, grief, distress; courage, heart

   av miklum móði

   in great anger

   við so tungum móði

   in so great a sorrow

   ei man móðin tróta

   there is no lack of courage

Declension

Declension of móður (singular only)
m6s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	móður	móðurin
accusative	móð	móðin
dative	móði	móðinum
genitive	móðs	móðsins

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

móður

1. inflection of móðir:
   1. indefinite accusative singular
   2. indefinite dative singular
   3. indefinite genitive singular

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmouːðʏr/

  Rhymes: -ouːðʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse móðr, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz, whence also English mood.

Noun

móður m (genitive singular móðs, no plural)

1. anger, wrath
2. a fierce mood or eagerness (for fighting, competing, etc.)

Etymology 2

Probably related to Norwegian Nynorsk mô (“fine dust; froth”), Faroese móða (“froth”); perhaps related to má (“wear out, rub off”).

Noun

móður m (genitive singular móðs)

1. a bank of snow or ice
2. dust

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Danish mode (“fashion”), from French mode, from Latin modus (“way, manner”). Perhaps conflated with Etymology 4.

Noun

móður m (genitive singular móðs, no plural)

1. fashion

Etymology 4

From Old Norse móðr, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz, *gamōdaz.

Adjective

móður (comparative móðari, superlative móðastur)

1. (in compounds) having a certain kind of mind or feeling

   þolinmóður ― patient

2. (obsolete) brave

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	móður	móð	mótt
accusative	móðan	móða	mótt
dative	móðum	móðri	móðu
genitive	móðs	móðrar	móðs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	móðir	móðar	móð
accusative	móða	móðar	móð
dative	móðum	móðum	móðum
genitive	móðra	móðra	móðra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	móði	móða	móða
accusative	móða	móðu	móða
dative	móða	móðu	móða
genitive	móða	móðu	móða
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	móðu	móðu	móðu
accusative	móðu	móðu	móðu
dative	móðu	móðu	móðu
genitive	móðu	móðu	móðu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	m��ari	m��ari	m��ara
accusative	m��ari	m��ari	m��ara
dative	m��ari	m��ari	m��ara
genitive	m��ari	m��ari	m��ara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	m��ari	m��ari	m��ari
accusative	m��ari	m��ari	m��ari
dative	m��ari	m��ari	m��ari
genitive	m��ari	m��ari	m��ari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	m��astur	m��ust	m��ast
accusative	m��astan	m��asta	m��ast
dative	m��ustum	m��astri	m��ustu
genitive	m��asts	m��astrar	m��asts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	m��astir	m��astar	m��ust
accusative	m��asta	m��astar	m��ust
dative	m��ustum	m��ustum	m��ustum
genitive	m��astra	m��astra	m��astra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	m��asti	m��asta	m��asta
accusative	m��asta	m��ustu	m��asta
dative	móðasta	móðustu	móðasta
genitive	móðasta	móðustu	móðasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	móðustu	móðustu	móðustu
accusative	móðustu	móðustu	móðustu
dative	móðustu	móðustu	móðustu
genitive	móðustu	móðustu	móðustu

Etymology 5

From Old Norse móðr, from Proto-Germanic *mōþaz.

Adjective

móður (comparative móðari, superlative móðastur)

1. weary
2. breathless

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	móður	móð	mótt
accusative	móðan	móða	mótt
dative	móðum	móðri	móðu
genitive	móðs	móðrar	móðs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	móðir	móðar	móð
accusative	móða	móðar	móð
dative	móðum	móðum	móðum
genitive	móðra	móðra	móðra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	móði	móða	móða
accusative	móða	móðu	móða
dative	móða	móðu	móða
genitive	móða	m��u	m��a
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	m��u	m��u	m��u
accusative	m��u	m��u	m��u
dative	m��u	m��u	m��u
genitive	m��u	m��u	m��u

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	m��ari	m��ari	m��ara
accusative	m��ari	m��ari	m��ara
dative	m��ari	m��ari	m��ara
genitive	m��ari	m��ari	m��ara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	m��ari	m��ari	m��ari
accusative	m��ari	m��ari	m��ari
dative	m��ari	m��ari	m��ari
genitive	m��ari	m��ari	m��ari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	m��astur	m��ust	m��ast
accusative	m��astan	m��asta	m��ast
dative	m��ustum	m��astri	m��ustu
genitive	m��asts	m��astrar	m��asts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	m��astir	m��astar	m��ust
accusative	m��asta	m��astar	m��ust
dative	móðustum	móðustum	móðustum
genitive	móðastra	móðastra	móðastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	móðasti	móðasta	móðasta
accusative	móðasta	móðustu	móðasta
dative	móðasta	móðustu	móðasta
genitive	móðasta	móðustu	móðasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	móðustu	móðustu	móðustu
accusative	móðustu	móðustu	móðustu
dative	móðustu	móðustu	móðustu
genitive	móðustu	móðustu	móðustu

Related terms

• mæði (“breathlessness, exhaustion”)

Etymology 6

From the noun móðir (“mother”).

Noun

móður

1. accusative singular of móðir
2. dative singular of móðir
3. genitive singular of móðir

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

Old Norse

Noun

móður

1. oblique singular of móðir