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Old English · adjective

eaþmod

Normalised ēaþmōd

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈæ͜ɑːθˌmoːd/
[ˈæ͜ɑːðˌmoːd]
Syllables
ˈæ͜ɑːθ · ˌmoːd (2 syllables)
Modern English
humblesubmissiveobedient

Meaning

  1. humble

    Ēadiġ bið sē þe ēaþmōd leofaþ; cymeð him sēo ār of heofonum, meotod him þæt mōd ġestaþelað, forþon hē in his meahte ġelȳfeð.

    A man who lives humble is blessed; the glory will come to him from the heavens, the Lord will make steadfast mind for him, for he believes in his might.

    10th century, The Seafarer:

  2. submissive, obedient

  3. gracious, gentle

Declension

Strong declension of eaþmod
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative ēaþmōdēaþmōdēaþmōd
Accusative ēaþmōdneēaþmōdeēaþmōd
Genitive ēaþmōdesēaþmōdreēaþmōdes
Dative ēaþmōdumēaþmōdreēaþmōdum
Instrumental ēaþmōdeēaþmōdreēaþmōde
Plural
Nominative ēaþmōdeēaþmōdaēaþmōdeēaþmōd
Accusative ēaþmōdeēaþmōdaēaþmōdeēaþmōd
Genitive ēaþmōdraēaþmōdraēaþmōdra
Dative ēaþmōdumēaþmōdumēaþmōdum
Instrumental ēaþmōdumēaþmōdumēaþmōdum
Weak declension of eaþmod
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative ēaþmōdaēaþmōdeēaþmōde
Accusative ēaþmōdanēaþmōdanēaþmōde
Genitive ēaþmōdanēaþmōdanēaþmōdan
Dative ēaþmōdanēaþmōdanēaþmōdan
Instrumental ēaþmōdanēaþmōdanēaþmōdan
Plural
Nominative ēaþmōdanēaþmōdanēaþmōdan
Accusative ēaþmōdanēaþmōdanēaþmōdan
Genitive ēaþmōdraēaþmōdenaēaþmōdraēaþmōdenaēaþmōdraēaþmōdena
Dative ēaþmōdumēaþmōdumēaþmōdum
Instrumental ēaþmōdumēaþmōdumēaþmōdum

All forms (10)

Etymology

ēaþe + -mōd

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