modig

See also: módig

Danish

Etymology

From mod (“courage”) +‎ -ig, from Old Norse móðugr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /moːdi/, [ˈmoːði]

Adjective

modig

  1. brave, courageous

Inflection
Inflection of modig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular modig modigere modigst2
Indefinite neuter singular modigt modigere modigst2
Plural modige modigere modigst2
Definite attributive1 modige modigere modigste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse móðigr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /muː.di/, [ˈmuː.dɪ]

Adjective

modig (neuter singular modig, definite singular and plural modige, comparative modigere, indefinite superlative modigst, definite superlative modigste)

  1. brave, courageous, bold

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse móðigr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /muː.di/, [ˈmuː.dɪ]

Adjective

modig (neuter singular modig, definite singular and plural modige, comparative modigare, indefinite superlative modigast, definite superlative modigaste)

  1. brave, courageous, bold

References

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz (“courageous”), equivalent to mōd +‎ -iġ. Cognate with Middle Dutch moedich (Dutch moedig), Old High German -muoti (in compounds) (German mutig), Old Norse móðugr, Swedish modig, Danish modig, Gothic 𐌼𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (mōdags).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoː.dij/

Adjective

mōdiġ

  1. proud
  2. reckless
  3. (poetic) brave, courageous

Usage notes
  • This word and its derivatives were especially favored in Late West Saxon, beginning around 950. For the dialectical distribution of the words for "proud" and "pride," see the usage notes for ofermettu.

Declension
Declension of mōdiġ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mōdiġ mōdiġu, mōdġu, mōdiġo, mōdġo mōdiġ
Accusative mōdiġne mōdiġe, mōdġe mōdiġ
Genitive mōdiġes, mōdġes mōdiġre mōdiġes, mōdġes
Dative mōdiġum, mōdġum mōdiġre mōdiġum, mōdġum
Instrumental mōdiġe, mōdġe mōdiġre mōdiġe, mōdġe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mōdiġe, mōdġe mōdiġa, mōdġa, mōdiġe, mōdġe mōdiġu, mōdġu, mōdiġo, mōdġo
Accusative mōdiġe, mōdġe mōdiġa, mōdġa, mōdiġe, mōdġe mōdiġu, mōdġu, mōdiġo, mōdġo
Genitive mōdiġra mōdiġra mōdiġra
Dative mōdiġum, mōdġum mōdiġum, mōdġum mōdiġum, mōdġum
Instrumental mōdiġum, mōdġum mōdiġum, mōdġum mōdiġum, mōdġum
Declension of mōdiġ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mōdiġa, mōdġa mōdiġe, mōdġe mōdiġe, mōdġe
Accusative mōdiġan, mōdġan mōdiġan, mōdġan mōdiġe, mōdġe
Genitive mōdiġan, mōdġan mōdiġan, mōdġan mōdiġan, mōdġan
Dative mōdiġan, mōdġan mōdiġan, mōdġan mōdiġan, mōdġan
Instrumental mōdiġan, mōdġan mōdiġan, mōdġan mōdiġan, mōdġan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mōdiġan, mōdġan mōdiġan, mōdġan mōdiġan, mōdġan
Accusative mōdiġan, mōdġan mōdiġan, mōdġan mōdiġan, mōdġan
Genitive mōdiġra, mōdiġena, mōdġena mōdiġra, mōdiġena, mōdġena mōdiġra, mōdiġena, mōdġena
Dative mōdiġum, mōdġum mōdiġum, mōdġum mōdiġum, mōdġum
Instrumental mōdiġum, mōdġum mōdiġum, mōdġum mōdiġum, mōdġum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: modi, mody

Swedish

Etymology

Old Norse móðugr.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

modig (comparative modigare, superlative modigast)

  1. brave, courageous

Declension
Inflection of modig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular modig modigare modigast
Neuter singular modigt modigare modigast
Plural modiga modigare modigast
Masculine plural3 modige modigare modigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 modige modigare modigaste
All modiga modigare modigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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