modig

== Danish == === Etymology === From mod (“courage”) +‎ -ig, from Old Norse móðugr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /moːdi/, [ˈmoːði] === Adjective === modig (neuter modigt, plural and definite singular attributive modige) brave, courageous ==== Inflection ==== ==== Related terms ==== mod ==== See also ==== tapper heltemodig overmodig === References === “modig” in Den Danske Ordbog “modig” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == 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) brave, courageous, bold === References === “modig” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == 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) brave, courageous, bold === References === “modig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Alternative forms === modi === 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 (superlative mōdgast) proud Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church reckless (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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== mōdegian mōdiġnes ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: modi, mody English: moody == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish moþogher, equivalent to mod +‎ -ig. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === modig (comparative modigare, superlative modigast) brave, courageous ==== Declension ==== === References === “modig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) modig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)