Old English · noun
modcaru
Normalised mōdcaru
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈmoːdˌkɑ.ru/
- Syllables
- ˈmoːd · ˌkɑ · ru (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- heart
Meaning
-
sorrow of heart, grief
Forþon iċ ǣfre ne mæġ þǣre mōdċeare mīnre ġerestan, ne ealles þæs longaþes þe mec on þissum līfe beġeat.
Thus, I can’t ever rest from the mind-sorrow of mine, nor from all the longing that got me on this life.
10th century, The Wife's Lament:
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From mōd (“mind”) + caru (“sorrow”).
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