vemod

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German wēmōt, whence also German Wehmut (which see). Analysable as ve (woe) +‎ mod (mood).

Noun

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vemod n (singular definite vemodet, not used in plural form)

  1. melancholy, sadness

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German wēmōt, whence also German Wehmut (which see). Analysable as ve (woe) +‎ mod (mood).

Noun

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vemod n (definite singular vemodet, uncountable)

  1. sadness

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German wēmōt, whence also German Wehmut (which see). Analysable as ve (woe) +‎ mod (mood).

Noun

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vemod n (definite singular vemodet, uncountable)

  1. sadness

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German wēmōt, whence also German Wehmut (which see). Analysable as ve (woe) +‎ mod (mood). See also Old English wéamód (angry, wrathful).

Noun

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vemod n

  1. melancholy, sadness (calm, often wistful sadness)
    • 1984, Ted Ström (lyrics and music), “Vintersaga [Winter tale]”, in Mica[1], performed by Monica Törnell:
      I Malmö rispas dimman av färjornas sirener, och på andra sidan sundet börjar världen. En ensam Volvo sliter i motvinden på Tjörnbron. Bion i Pajala ger "Den sista färden". Lapplandspilen råmar som ett vilddjur genom natten. Gårdarna släcker sina ljus. Ett stormpiskat Marstrand ber sitt Pater Noster. Stockholm City svajar i sitt rus. Det är då som det stora vemodet rullar in. Och från havet blåser en isande, gråkall vind.
      In Malmö, the fog is scratched by the sirens of the ferries, and on the other side of the strait, the world begins. A lone Volvo struggles [toils, labors] in the headwind on the Tjörn bridge. The cinema in Pajala is showing Deliverance [The final journey]. The Lapland Arrow [defunct train service between the south and north of Sweden] lows [moos] like a wild animal through the night. The country houses [(country) estates] are turning off their lights. A storm-whipped Marstrand prays its Pater Noster. Stockholm City sways in its rush [intoxication, excited state]. That is when the great melancholy rolls in. And from the sea blows an icy, gray-cold wind.

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Declension of vemod 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative vemod vemodet
Genitive vemods vemodets
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