modig

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See also: módig

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

modig (neuter modigt, plural and definite singular attributive modige)

  1. brave, courageous

Inflection

Inflection of modig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite 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

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

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

Adjective

mōdiġ (superlative mōdgast)

  1. proud
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Moyses, ðurh Godes mihte, āwende eal heora wæter tō rēadum blōde, and hē āfylde eal heora land mid froggon, and siððan mid gnættum, eft mid hundes lūsum, ðā flugon into heora mūðe and heora næsðyrlum; and sē Ælmihtiġa ðone mōdiġan cyning mid þām eaðelicum ġesċeaftum swā gėswencte...
      Moses, through the power of God, turned all their water into red blood, and filled all of their land with frogs, and then with gnats, and afterwards with dogflies, which flew into their mouths and their nostrils; the Almighty punished their proud king in that way with every kind of creature...
  2. reckless
  3. (poetic) brave, courageous
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      mōdġe maguþeġnas. · Swā þēs middanġeard
      ealra dōgra ġehwām · drēoseð ond fealleþ,
      brave warriors. Thus this world
      perishes and falls to each of all days,

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

Descendants

  • Middle English: modi, mody

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish moþogher, equivalent to mod +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

modig (comparative modigare, superlative modigast)

  1. brave, courageous
    • 2000 December 18, “Psaltaren 76:6”, in Bibel 2000, © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 2025-03-21:
      Modiga män blev plundrade, de hade fallit i sömn, ingen krigare kunde lyfta sin hand.
      Courageous men were plundered, they had fallen asleep, no warrior could lift his hand.
    • 2016 March 7, Jens Möller, “'Afghanistan som ett helvete för kvinnor'”, in Sveriges Radio, archived from the original on 2021-04-16:
      Brittiska BBC har kallat Malalai "Afghanistans modigaste kvinna".
      The British BBC has called Malalai "Afghanistan's bravest woman".

Declension

Inflection of modig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular modig modigare modigast
neuter singular modigt modigare modigast
plural modiga modigare modigast
masculine plural2 modige modigare modigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 modige modigare modigaste
all modiga modigare modigaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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