Faroese

Adjective

móður ‎(comparative móðari, superlative móðastur)

1. tired

Declension

Etymology 2

From the noun móðir ‎(“mother”)

Noun

móður

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

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.)

Declension

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

Declension

Etymology 3

Borrowing 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

Declension

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

Etymology 5

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

Adjective

móður ‎(comparative móðari, superlative móðastur)

1. weary
2. breathless

Inflection

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, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.