"modig" meaning in Swedish

See modig in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: Sv-modig.ogg
Etymology: From Old Swedish moþogher, equivalent to mod + -ig. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|moþogher}} Old Swedish moþogher, {{suf|sv|mod|ig}} mod + -ig Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective|||comparative|modigare|superlative|modigast||f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} modig (comparative modigare, superlative modigast), {{sv-adj}} modig (comparative modigare, superlative modigast) Forms: modigare [comparative], modigast [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], modig [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive], modigare [comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite], modigast [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative], modigt [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], modigare [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], modigast [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], modiga [indefinite, plural, positive], modigare [comparative, indefinite, plural], modigast [indefinite, plural, superlative], modige [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], modigare [archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural], modigast [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative], modige [definite, masculine, positive, singular], modigare [comparative, definite, masculine, singular], modigaste [definite, masculine, singular, superlative], modiga [definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive], modigare [comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form], modigaste [definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative]
  1. brave, courageous

Inflected forms

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          "english": "Courageous men were plundered, they had fallen asleep, no warrior could lift his hand.",
          "ref": "2000 December 18, “Psaltaren 76:6”, in Bibel 2000, © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2025:",
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Download raw JSONL data for modig meaning in Swedish (4.6kB)

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