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. (UK) 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. (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.

   Synonyms: %, 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.

Translations

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

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

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.

   Synonyms: trick, trick out

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.

Derived terms

• moddable
• modder

 

Adjective

mod (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of moderate.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

mod (plural mods)

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

Anagrams

• -dom, 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. (pre-2012) alternative form of 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

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

 

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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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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Noun

mȏd m (Cyrillic spelling мо̑д)

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Declension

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmod/ [ˈmoð̞]

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, Dom., dom, dom-

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Turkish

Noun

mod (definite accusative modu, plural modlar)

1. mode
2. mood

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Veps

Etymology

From .

Noun

mod

1. face

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]‎^[1], 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.