Old English · noun
modgemynd
Normalised mōdġemynd
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine / neuter
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈmoːd.jeˌmynd/
- Syllables
- ˈmoːd · je · ˌmynd (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- memorymind
Meaning
-
mind, thought, memory
Nū iċ fitte ġēn ymb fisca cynn wille wōðcræfte wordum cȳþan þurh mōdġemynd bī þām miclan hwale.
Now, I wish again to tell a song about fishkind by words of speech-craft through mind-thoughts about the great whale.
10th century, The Whale:
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mōdġemynd | mōdġemyndemōdġemyndamōdġemynd |
| Accusative | mōdġemyndmōdġemynde | mōdġemyndemōdġemyndamōdġemynd |
| Genitive | mōdġemyndemōdġemyndes | mōdġemynda |
| Dative | mōdġemynde | mōdġemyndum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From mōd (“mind, soul”) + ġemynd (“memory, mind”).
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