Old English · adjective
modcarig
Normalised mōdcariġ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈmoːd.kɑ.rij/
- Syllables
- ˈmoːd · kɑ · rij (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- anxiousgrieving
Meaning
-
anxious at heart, grieving
Metudes miltse, · þēah þe hē mōdċeariġ
A loner oft waits a grace for himself, Creator's mercy, even if he is sorrowful
Oft him ānhaga · āre gebīdeð,
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | mōdcariġ | mōdcariġ | mōdcariġ |
| Accusative | mōdcariġne | mōdcariġe | mōdcariġ |
| Genitive | mōdcariġes | mōdcariġre | mōdcariġes |
| Dative | mōdcariġum | mōdcariġre | mōdcariġum |
| Instrumental | mōdcariġe | mōdcariġre | mōdcariġe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | mōdcariġe | mōdcariġamōdcariġe | mōdcariġ |
| Accusative | mōdcariġe | mōdcariġamōdcariġe | mōdcariġ |
| Genitive | mōdcariġra | mōdcariġra | mōdcariġra |
| Dative | mōdcariġum | mōdcariġum | mōdcariġum |
| Instrumental | mōdcariġum | mōdcariġum | mōdcariġum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | mōdcariġa | mōdcariġe | mōdcariġe |
| Accusative | mōdcariġan | mōdcariġan | mōdcariġe |
| Genitive | mōdcariġan | mōdcariġan | mōdcariġan |
| Dative | mōdcariġan | mōdcariġan | mōdcariġan |
| Instrumental | mōdcariġan | mōdcariġan | mōdcariġan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | mōdcariġan | mōdcariġan | mōdcariġan |
| Accusative | mōdcariġan | mōdcariġan | mōdcariġan |
| Genitive | mōdcariġramōdcariġena | mōdcariġramōdcariġena | mōdcariġramōdcariġena |
| Dative | mōdcariġum | mōdcariġum | mōdcariġum |
| Instrumental | mōdcariġum | mōdcariġum | mōdcariġum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From mōd (“mind”) + cariġ (“grieving”).
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