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moed

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See also: möd and Moed

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

moed m (uncountable, no diminutive)

  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 moed ― with 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

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: mud

Anagrams

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Estonian

Noun

moed

  1. nominative plural of mood

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

moed

  1. nasal mutation of boed

Mutation

More information radical, soft ...

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. ant
    Synonym: duzmoed

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