mod

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Abbreviation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 2 Danish 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.2 Preposition 2.2.1 Synonyms 3 Old English 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Derived terms 3.3.2 Declension 3.3.3 Descendants 4 Swedish 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒd

[edit] Abbreviation

mod

1. moderate, as in: low, moderate, high
2. (mathematics) modulus

[edit] Noun

mod (plural mods)

1. An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses.
2. (British) a 1960s British person who dressed in such a style and was interested in modernism and the modern music of the time; the opposite of a rocker.
3. (slang) A modification to an object, computer game, etc., typically for the purpose of individualizing and/or enhancing the performance of the object.
4. (Internet) A moderator, for example on a forum.

[edit] Usage notes

In gaming, mods are created by end users whereas such content by the game creators would be labeled an expansion pack.

[edit] Verb

to mod (third-person singular simple present mods, present participle modding, simple past and past participle modded)

1. (slang) To modify an object from its original condition, typically for the purposes of individualizing and/or enhancing the performance of the object.

   His friends were particularly impressed with the way he modded his Ruckus.

2. To moderate; to punish a rule-breaking user on a forum, esp. when done by a moderator.

   Don't break the rules or you'll be modded.

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• (slang, to modify): trick, trick out
• (to moderate):

[edit] Derived terms

• modder

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Noun

mod n. (singular definite modet, not used in plural form)

1. courage

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• (formal) courage, kurage c.
• tapperhed c.

[edit] Preposition

mod

1. against

[edit] Synonyms

• imod

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mōþa-, from Proto-Indo-European *mē-, *mō-. Cognate with Old High German muot (German Mut), Old Saxon mōd (Dutch moed), Old Norse móðr (“‘anger, grief’”) (Swedish mod), Gothic 𐌼𐍉𐌸𐍃 (moths), “‘anger, emotion’”). The IE root was also the source of Ancient Greek μῶθαι (mōthai) and Latin mos.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /moːd/

[edit] Noun

mōd n.

1. heart, mind, feeling
2. courage, pride, grief, anger
3. state of mind

[edit] Derived terms

• mōdġehygd

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	mōd	mōd
accusative	mōd	mōd
genitive	mōdes	mōda
dative	mōde	mōdum

[edit] Descendants

• English: mood

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

Declination for mod	Singular		Uncountable
Neuter	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mod	modet
Genitive	mods	modets

mod n.

1. courage