"mody" meaning in Middle English

See mody in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmoːdiː/ Forms: modyere [comparative], modiȝ [alternative, Early-Middle-English], modi [alternative], modye [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English mōdiġ, from Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz; equivalent to mode + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|mōdiġ}} Old English mōdiġ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*mōdagaz}} Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz, {{af|enm|mode|-y}} mode + -y Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|||comparative|modyere||{{{3}}}|head=}} mody (comparative modyere), {{enm-adj||modyere}} mody (comparative modyere)
  1. Boastful, conceited, arrogant, or vain; displaying pride.
    Sense id: en-mody-enm-adj-uklqij6p
  2. Furious; causing conflict, war, or strife.
    Sense id: en-mody-enm-adj-q3uGlj9D
  3. Courageous, mighty, glorious; praiseworthy.
    Sense id: en-mody-enm-adj-uepioiDc
  4. (rare) Showing sadness; mournful, upset, crying, dreary. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-mody-enm-adj-l0HPfjb7
  5. (rare) Over-the-top, ornamented. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-mody-enm-adj-q9JUkyH7 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 12 24 3 8 53 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -y: 17 23 3 10 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 6 22 2 5 58 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 23 1 3 65 2 2 Disambiguation of Emotions: 6 16 3 13 62

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
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          },
          "expansion": "English: moody",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "muidie"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: muidie",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: muidie"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "mode",
        "3": "-y"
      },
      "expansion": "mode + -y",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English mōdiġ, from Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz; equivalent to mode + -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "modyere",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "modiȝ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "modi",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "modye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "comparative",
        "6": "modyere",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{3}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "mody (comparative modyere)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Boastful, conceited, arrogant, or vain; displaying pride."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "conceited",
          "conceited"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Furious; causing conflict, war, or strife."
      ],
      "id": "en-mody-enm-adj-q3uGlj9D"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Courageous, mighty, glorious; praiseworthy."
      ],
      "id": "en-mody-enm-adj-uepioiDc"
    },
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      "categories": [],
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        "Showing sadness; mournful, upset, crying, dreary."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "upset",
          "upset"
        ],
        [
          "dreary",
          "dreary"
        ]
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        "(rare) Showing sadness; mournful, upset, crying, dreary."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "17 23 3 10 46",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 22 2 5 58 3 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 23 1 3 65 2 2",
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        },
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          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Emotions",
          "orig": "enm:Emotions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Over-the-top, ornamented."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Over-the-top, ornamented."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmoːdiː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mody"
}
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    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -y",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    },
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      ],
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    }
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      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz",
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    },
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        "3": "-y"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English mōdiġ, from Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz; equivalent to mode + -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "modyere",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "modiȝ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "modi",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "modye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Boastful, conceited, arrogant, or vain; displaying pride."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "conceited",
          "conceited"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Furious; causing conflict, war, or strife."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Courageous, mighty, glorious; praiseworthy."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Showing sadness; mournful, upset, crying, dreary."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "upset",
          "upset"
        ],
        [
          "dreary",
          "dreary"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Showing sadness; mournful, upset, crying, dreary."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Over-the-top, ornamented."
      ],
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        "(rare) Over-the-top, ornamented."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmoːdiː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mody"
}

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