mod

See also: Mod, MOD, MoD, mód, mōd, möd, and mod.

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviations.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /mɑd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɒd/

• Audio (AU)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɒd

Noun

mod (countable and uncountable, plural mods)

1. (uncountable) An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses.
2. (Britain) 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. (video games) An end user-created package containing modifications to the look or behaviour of a video game.
4. (Internet) A moderator, for example on a discussion forum.
5. (computing, informal) A module (file containing a tracker music sequence).
   • 1992, "Jordan K. Hubbard", How to convert Amiga mods to Arch? (on Internet newsgroup comp.sys.acorn)

     I'd like to convert some of the arch^[sic] mods back into Amiga mods since I don't have the original Amiga versions.

   • 2003, Rene T. A. Lysloff, Leslie C. Gay, Jr., Music and Technoculture (page 38)

     These mods, while usually having the distinctive bleep and beep quality of transistor-generated tones, are often astonishingly creative and rich in expressive nuances.

6. (rock climbing) A moderately difficult route.
7. (in the plural, Oxford University, informal) Moderations: university examinations generally taken in the first year.
8. (mathematics, programming) Abbreviation of modulus.

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• (modulus): %, modulus

Translations

video games: an end user-created package containing modifications for a video game

• Portuguese: modificação (pt) f, modificador (pt) m, mod m

Verb

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 silence or punish a rule-breaking user on a forum, especially when done by a moderator.

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

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• moddable
• modder

Adjective

mod (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of moderate.

Etymology 2

Noun

mod (plural mods)

1. A festival of Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture, akin to the Welsh eisteddfod.

Anagrams

• -dom, DOM, Dom, ODM, dom, dom.

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Danish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oð

Noun

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

1. courage

Synonyms

• (formal) courage, kurage c
• tapperhed c

Preposition

mod

1. against
2. versus
3. towards
4. into
5. from

Synonyms

• imod

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Middle English

Noun

mod

1. Alternative form of mode (“intellect, mood, will, courage, nature”)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

mod n (definite singular modet, uncountable)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by mot

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Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moːd/

Noun

mōd n

1. mind
   • Adrian and Ritheus

     Mannes mōd biþ on þām hēafde and gǣþ ūt þurh þone mūþ.

     A person's mind is in the head and goes out through the mouth.

   • 9th century, Cynewulf, Juliana

     Hē ne meahte hiere mōd onċierran.

     He couldn't change her mind.

2. courage, pride, grief, anger
3. state of mind

Declension

Declension of mod (strong a-stem)

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

Derived terms

• ācolmōd (“fearful minded, timid”)
• ācolmōdian (“to cast down, sadden”)
• angmōd (“sad, sorrowful.”)
• angmōdnes (“sadness, sorrow”)
• ānmōd (“of one mind, unanimous”)
• anmōd (“stedfast, resolute, eager, bold, brave, fierce, proud”)
• anmōdlīce (“stedfastly, resolute, eagerly”)
• ānmōdlīce (“unanimously”)
• blīþemōd (“glad, cheerful: well-wishing, friendly”)
• bolgenmōd (“enraged”)
• dēormōd (“courageous, bold”)
• drēorigmōd (“sad in mind”)
• ēaþmōd (“friendly, affectionate, gracious”)
• ēaþmōdian (“to humble or submit oneself, obey”)
• ēaþmōdli (“humble, respectful; humbly, meekly, kindly.”)
• ēaþmōdnes (“humility, meekness, condescension”)
• efenmōdlīc (“with equanimity”)
• felamōdig (“very bold”)
• forhtmōd (“timorous, timid”)
• fæstmōd (“constant in mind”)
• gālmōd (“wanton, licentious”)
• gealgmōd (“sad, gloomy, angry”)
• gēomormōd (“sorrowful”)
• glēawmōd (“wise, sagacious”)
• glædmōd (“glad-hearted, cheerful, joyous: kind, gracious”)
• glædmōdnes (“kindness, bounty”)
• grammōd (“cruel”)
• gūþmōd (“warlike”)
• hēahmōd (“high spirited, exultant: proud, haughty”)
• hēahmōdnes (“pride”)
• hēanmōd (“downcast, depressed, sad”)
• heardmōd (“brave, bold, over-confident”)
• heardmōdnes (“obstinacy”)
• hefigmōd (“oppressive”)
• hohmōd (“sad, sorrowful”)
• hrēohmōd (“savage, ferocious: sad, troubled”)
• hrēowigmōd (“sad, sorrowful”)
• hrædmōd (“hasty”)
• hwætmōd (“bold, courageous”)
• ierremōd (“wrathful, wild”)
• langlīc (“constantly, patiently”)
• langmōd (“constant, patient, long-suffering.”)
• langmōdig (“long-suffering”)
• langmōdnes (“long-suffering”)
• lāþwendemōd (“hostile minded”)
• lēasmōdnes (“instability”)
• leohtmōd (“easy-going”)
• leohtmōdnes (“levity, inconstancy, frivolity”)
• lȳtelmōd (“pusillanimous; timid, lack of courage or determination”)
• mādmōd (“foolishness”)
• meagolmōd (“earnest, strenuous”)
• meagolmōdnes (“earnestness”)
• micelmōd (“magnanimous”)
• mihtmōd (“violent temper, passion”)
• mōdblind (“blind, undiscerning”)
• mōdblissiende (“exulting”)
• mōdbysgung (“anxiety”)
• mōdcearig (“sorrowful of heart”)
• mōdcearu (“sorrow, grief”)
• mōdcræft (“intelligence.”)
• mōdcræftig (“intelligent”)
• mōdearfoþ (“grief of mind”)
• mōdful (“proud, haughty”)
• mōdgehygd (“mind, thought.”)
• mōdgehygd (“thought.”)
• mōdgēomor (“sad, dejected.”)
• mōdgewinna (“care”)
• mōdgeþanc (“thought, understanding, intellect, mind”)
• mōdgeþōht (“thought, understanding, mind”)
• mōdgeþyldig (“patient”)
• mōdglēaw (“wise”)
• mōdglæd (“joyous”)
• mōdhete (“hatred”)
• mōdhord (“secret thoughts”)
• mōdhwæt (“brave, bold”)
• mōdhæp (“brave”)
• mōdig (“spirited, daring, bold, brave, high-souled”)
• mōdigan, mōdigian (“to grow proud or overbearing, be high-minded, glory, exult, show bravery”)
• mōdiglīc (“high-souled, lofty, proud: brave, bold: splendid, magnificent”)
• mōdignes (“greatness of soul: pride, arrogance, haughtiness”)
• mōdlēas (“spiritless”)
• mōdlēast (“want of courage”)
• mōdlēof (“dear, precious”)
• mōdlufu (“heart's affection, love”)
• mōdod (“disposed”)
• mōdrōf (“valiant”)
• mōdsefa (“heart, mind, spirit, soul: thought, imagination, purpose, character.”)
• mōdsēoc (“sick at heart”)
• mōdsēocnes (“disease of the heart”)
• mōdsnotor (“wise.”)
• mōdsorg (“heart-sorrow.”)
• mōdstaþol (“principle, character”)
• mōdstaþolnes, mōdstaþolfæstnes (“firmness of mind”)
• mōdsumian (“to agree, CP.”)
• mōdsumnes (“agreement, concord”)
• mōdswīþ (“resolute”)
• mōdwelig (“gifted, talented, wise”)
• mōdwlanc (“stout-hearted, haughty”)
• mōdwyn (“heart's joy, property”)
• mōdwǣg (“proud wave”)
• mōdþracu, mōdþræce (“courage”)
• mōdþrēa (“anguish”)
• mōdþwǣre (“meek”)
• mōdþwǣrnes (“patience, meekness”)
• ofermōdgung (“pride”)
• ofermōdig (“proud, arrogant”)
• ofermōdignes (“pride, haughtiness, arrogance”)
• ofermōdli (“proud, haughty, insolent”)
• ormōd (“despondent, despairing, hopeless”)
• ormōdnes (“desperation, despair”)
• rēonigmōd (“mournful, weary”)
• rēþemōd (“savage, cruel, fierce, indignant”)
• rēþigmōd (“savage, fierce”)
• rūmmōd (“liberal, lavish, kind”)
• rūmmōdlic (“ample, large, full, liberal, gracious”)
• rūmmōdlīce (“fully, liberally, graciously”)
• rūmmōdnes (“large-heartedness, liberality, kindness”)
• sārigmōd (“dejected, mournful, sorry-mood”)
• scēohmōd (“timid, shy-mood”)
• sēocmōd (“delicate (in health)”)
• slēacmōdnes (“slackness, laziness”)
• stearcmōd (“stubborn”)
• stedfastness, resolution f
• stīþmōd (“resolute, brave, firm, unflinching, stubborn, stern, severe”)
• strangmōd (“resolute”)
• streccanmōd (“persistent”)
• styrnmōd (“stern of mood”)
• swearcmōdnes (“pusillanimity, timid”)
• swīþmōd (“stout-hearted, brave: insolent, arrogant”)
• swīþmōdnes (“magnanimity”)
• swǣrmōd (“indolent, sluggish”)
• swǣrmōdnes (“dullness, stupidity”)
• tilmōdig (“well-disposed, kind, good”)
• torhtmōd (“glorious, noble”)
• tornmōd (“angry”)
• unforhtmōd (“fearless”)
• ungemōd (“discordant, dissentient, quarrelsome”)
• ungemōdignes (“contentiousness”)
• ungemōdnes (“strife”)
• unity, unanimity f
• unmōd (“depression”)
• unmōdig (“humble”)
• unrōtmōd (“sad-hearted”)
• unþolemōdnes (“impatience”)
• wācmōd (“faint-hearted, cowardly; weak-minded, irresolute”)
• wācmōdnes (“weakness (of mind or body), cowardice”)
• wealdenmōd (“self-controlled”)
• wēamōd (“ill-humoured, angry”)
• wēamōdnes (“anger, passion, impatience”)
• welrūmmōd (“gracious”)
• wērigmōd (“weary, cast down”)
• wiþermōd (“unwilling, adverse, contrary”)
• wiþermōdnes (“adversity”)
• wrāþmōd (“angry”)
• ǣmōd (“dismayed, disheartened”)
• ǣtrenmōd (“of venomous spirit, malignant”)
• þancolmōd (“thoughtful, considerate, prudent, wise, attentive”)
• þearlmōd (“stern, severe, violent, strong, mighty”)
• þolmōd (“forbearing, patient; patience”)
• þolmōdnes (“forbearance, patience”)
• þyldmōd (“patient”)
• þyldmōdnes (“patience”)

 

Descendants

• Middle English: mod, mode, mood
  • English: mood
  • Scots: mude, muid

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Romanian

Etymology

From French mode.

Noun

mod n (plural moduri)

1. mode, fashion, style, way

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Spanish

Noun

mod m (plural modes)

1. mod

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse móðr, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mō-, *mē-.

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Noun

mod n

1. courage
2. feeling

Declension

Declension of mod
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mod	modet	—	—
Genitive	mods	modets	—	—

Anagrams

• dom

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Turkish

Noun

mod (definite accusative modu, plural modlar)

1. mode
2. mood

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Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *mooto.

Noun

mod

1. face

Inflection

Inflection of mod
nominative sing.	mod
genitive sing.	modon
partitive sing.	modod
partitive plur.	modoid
	singular	plural
nominative	mod	modod
accusative	modon	modod
genitive	modon	modoiden
partitive	modod	modoid
essive-instructive	modon	modoin
translative	modoks	modoikš
inessive	modos	modoiš
elative	modospäi	modoišpäi
illative	?	modoihe
adessive	modol	modoil
ablative	modolpäi	modoilpäi
allative	modole	modoile
abessive	modota	modoita
comitative	modonke	modoidenke
prolative	mododme	modoidme
approximative I	modonno	modoidenno
approximative II	modonnoks	modoidennoks
egressive	modonnopäi	modoidennopäi
terminative I	?	modoihesai
terminative II	modolesai	modoilesai
terminative III	modossai	—
additive I	?	modoihepäi
additive II	modolepäi	modoilepäi

Derived terms

• käbedmod
• modkuva
• modpolišk

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “лицо”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moːd/

Verb

mod

1. Nasal mutation of bod.

Mutation

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