MOD

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Name Element

Contents 1 Origin and Meaning 1.1 Ancient Germanic 1.2 Old Norse 1.3 Gothic 1.4 Old High German 1.5 Old Saxon 1.6 Old Frisian 1.7 Old English 2 Related Names 3 Combinations 4 First Element Forms 5 Last Element Forms 6 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Ancient Germanic

*mē- = 'to quest, demand, desire, long for' ^[1]
*mō- = 'to quest, demand, desire, long for' ^[1]
*mōdaz = 'mind; wrath; courage' ^[2]

Old Norse

mōð-r = 'excitement, concern, wrath; courage' ^[3]
móðr = 'mind; wrath; courage' ^[2]
móðr = 'mind, spirit, courage' ^[4]

Gothic

mōþ-s = 'anger, wrath' ^[3]
mōþs = 'anger, wrath' ^[1]

Old High German

muot = 'excitement, concern, wrath; courage' ^[3]
muot = 'anger, wrath' ^[1]
muot = 'mind, spirit' ^[5]

Old Saxon

mōd = 'excitement, concern, wrath; courage' ^[3]

Old Frisian

mōd = 'excitement, concern, wrath; courage' ^[3]

Old English

mōd = 'excitement, concern, wrath; courage' ^[3]

Related Names

See Móða

Combinations

Name Element	Example
AGI	see Ámóða
ALF	see Álfmóðr (Norse)
ANA	see Ámóða
ANU	see Ámóða
AR	see Ármóður
ARN	see Arnmóðr
AS	see Ásmóðr
BJÖRN	see Bjarnmóður
BÖÐ	see Bǫðmóðr (Norse)
DIS	see Módís
DOR	see Dormod
EGG	see Ámóða
EY	see Eymóðr and Móey
FJÖL	see Fjǫlmóðr
FRÍÐ	see Modfrid
GEIR	see GæiRmóðr
GUD	see Guðmóðr
GUNN	see Móðgunnr
HA	see Hámóðr
HEID	see Móheiðr
HEIL	see Heilmut (German)
HER	see Hærmóðr (Norse) and Herimot (German)
HILD	see Hildimod (German) and Modhild
HUG	see Hugmóður
ING	see Ingimóð
RIK	see Mórekr (Norse) and Ricmot (German)
STEIN	see Steinmóðr
ULF	see Móðolfr
VA	see Vámóðr
VER	see *Móð-wíhaR
VI	see Vämodh
ÖL	see Ǫlmóðr
ÞOR	see Þormóðr

First Element Forms

Mo- Mó- Mod- Móð- *Móð-

Last Element Forms

-boð
-meth
-mo
-mod -móð -moder -modh -móðr -móður
-mor
-mot -moth
-mut

References

1. ↑ Günther Drosdowski: Duden Etymologie - Herkunftswörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (1997)
2. ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
3. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
4. ↑ Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
5. ↑ Rosa und Volker Kohlheim: Duden Lexikon der Vornamen (1998)