moed

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See also: möd and Moed

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch moet, from Old Dutch *muot, from Proto-West Germanic *mōd, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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moed m (uncountable)

  1. courage, bravery, daring
    Het vereist soms moed om als enige een tegengeluid te laten horen.It sometimes requires courage to be the only one to give a dissenting opinion.
  2. (obsolete outside fixed expressions) mood; internal nature, mental disposition
    Synonyms: gemoed, gemoedstoestand
    met goede moedwith a positive disposition
    • 1628, Philips Marnix van Sint Aldegonde, "Wilhelmus van Nassouwe", (modern, redacted version), couplet 7.
      Van al die mij bezwaren / en mijn vervolgers zijn, / mijn God, wil toch bewaren / den trouwen dienaar dijn; / dat zij mij niet verrassen / in hunnen bozen moed, / hun handen niet en wassen / in mijn onschuldig bloed!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: mud

Anagrams

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Estonian

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Noun

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moed

  1. nominative plural of mood

Welsh

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Verb

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moed

  1. Nasal mutation of boed.

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
boed foed moed unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

West Frisian

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Etymology

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Noun

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moed c (no plural)

  1. courage
    Ik ferlear de moed.I lost the courage.
  2. love for/of life
    De moed is der út, broer.The love of life is gone, brother.
  3. mind
  4. spirit
  5. will
  6. intention

Further reading

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  • moed (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Zhuang

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *mɤcᴰ (ant). Cognate with Thai มด (mót), Lao ມົດ (mot), Shan မူတ် (mǔut), Ahom 𑜉𑜤𑜄𑜫 (mut), Bouyei mod.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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moed (Sawndip forms ⿰虫密 or or or 𬟼 or 𰲪 or 𧋶 or ⿰虫磨, 1957–1982 spelling mɵd)

  1. ant
    Synonym: duzmoed