-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

  1. -minded; also -spirited, -hearted
    ‎ān (“one”) + ‎-mod → ‎ānmōd (“unanimous”)
    ‎ēaþe (“easy”) + ‎-mod → ‎ēaþmōd (“humble”)
    ‎miċel (“big”) + ‎-mod → ‎miċelmōd (“magnanimous”)
    ‎ofer- (“over”) + ‎-mod → ‎ofermōd (“proud”)
    ‎or- (“without”) + ‎-mod → ‎ormōd (“desperate”)

Declension

See also

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