Old English · noun

modor

Normalised mōdor

Part of speech: noun, feminine
IPA: /ˈmoː.dor/
Syllables: ˈmoː · dor (2 syllables)
Modern English: mother mither

Meaning

mother

Herodes hēt tīon þā ċild of hira mōdor brēostum ond bōsmum, ond þonne man þā ċild cwealde, þonne spiwon hīe þā meoloc ǣr þæt blōd.

Herod ordered that the children be torn from the breasts and bosoms of their mothers, and when they were killed they spat out the milk before the blood.
late 9th century, Old English Martyrology

Declension

Declension of modor
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mōdor	mōdra mōdru
Accusative	mōdor	mōdra mōdru
Genitive	mōdor mēder	mōdra
Dative	mēder	mōdrum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mōder, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Cognate with Old Frisian mōder, Old Saxon mōdar, Old Dutch muoder, Old High German muoter, Old Norse móðir.

Descendants

mither, mother

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