modstaþol

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Old English

Etymology

From mōd +‎ staþol.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmoːdˌstɑ.θol/, [ˈmoːdˌstɑ.ðol]

Noun

mōdstaþol m

the mind's foundation
intellectual or moral principle
character

Declension

Declension of modstaþol (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mōdstaþol	mōdstaþolas
accusative	mōdstaþol	mōdstaþolas
genitive	mōdstaþoles	mōdstaþola
dative	mōdstaþole	mōdstaþolum

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “modstaþol”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Old English to Modern English Translator

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