modsefa

Old English

Etymology

From mōd +‎ sefa. Cognate with Old Saxon mōdsevo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːdˌse.fɑ/, [ˈmoːdˌse.vɑ]

Noun

mōdsefa m (nominative plural mōdsefan)

  1. (poetic) heart, mind, character
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Oft iċ sceolde āna · ūhtna ġehwylċe
      mīne ċeare cwīþan. · Nis nū cwicra nān
      þe iċ him mōdsefan · mīnne durre
      sweotule āseċġan. · Iċ tō sōþe wāt…
      Oft I had to bemoan my sorrow
      alone at every dawn. There is no one alive
      to whom I would dare
      openly tell my heart. I know as a truth…

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative mōdsefa mōdsefan
accusative mōdsefan mōdsefan
genitive mōdsefan mōdsefena
dative mōdsefan mōdsefum
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