moder

Etymology

Clipping of moderate.

Pronunciation

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Verb

moder (third-person singular simple present moders, present participle modering, simple past and past participle modered)

1. (obsolete) To moderate.

References

• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “moder”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
• “moder”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• 'drome, -drome, Domer, Drôme, dermo, dermo-, drome, mored

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Noun

moder c (singular definite moderen, plural indefinite mødre)

1. (now formal) mother

See also

• fader
• broder

Pronunciation

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Verb

moder

1. inflection of modern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative

Alternative forms

• Modder (Eupen, Krefeld)
• Muoder, Motter (Krefeld)
• mótter, mouer (Sittard)
• módder (Voeren)
• moor, Moor, moojer (widespread variants)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch moeder, from Old Dutch muoder, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Noun

moder f

1. mother
2. guardian
3. nun
4. woman

Alternative forms

• mother, modere, modre, modir, modyr, mooder, modder, modire, modyre, modur, moodur, moderr

Etymology

Inherited from Old English mōdor, from Proto-West Germanic *mōder, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Compare moddrie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːdər/, /ˈmoːðər/

Noun

moder (plural modres or moders or moder or (Kent) modren, genitive modres or moders or moder)

1. A mother; the female direct ancestor of someone or some creature.
2. The indirect female ancestor of someone or some creature.
3. The Virgin Mary as mother (as of Jesus or as of humanity).
4. A woman who performs the duties of a mother; a female caretaker or guardian.
5. A woman who heads a female monastic community; an abbess.
6. A polite appellation to an elderly woman, or a ruder one to a younger one.
   • 1611, Randle Cotgrave, A Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues, Adam Islip:

     Putte: f. A wench, laſſe, girle, modder; (eſpecially one that is no better than ſhe ſhould be.)

7. Something, somewhere or someone likened to a mother (in begetting, caring, or nourishing):
   • a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Pardoner's Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 589–592:

     And now that I have ſpoken of glotonye, / Now wol I yow deffenden haſardrye; / Haſard is verray mooder of leſynges, / And of deceite, and curſed forſwerynges […]

     And since I've spoken about gluttony, / Now, I'll prevent you from dice-playing; / Dice games are literally the source of falsehoods, / deception, and false testimonies […]

   1. A behaviour, attribute, virtue, or vice likened to a mother (in begetting, caring, or nourishing)
   2. The womb (as the organ which protects and nourishes the baby).

References

• “mọ̄der, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-19.
• p. 1, Arthur; A Short Sketch of his Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century, Frederick Furnivall ed. EETS. Trübner & Co.: London. 1864.

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse móðir.

Noun

moder m (definite singular moderen, indefinite plural mødre or mødrer, definite plural mødrene)

1. (dated, or jokingly) synonym of mor

References

• “moder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “moder” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Alternative forms

• mor

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse móðir.

Noun

moder f (definite singular modera, indefinite plural mødrer, definite plural mødrene)

1. (dated, or jokingly) mother

References

• “moder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoː.der/

Noun

mōder f

1. Alternative form of mōdor

Noun

moder

1. Alternative form of mither

References

• “mither, n., v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 23 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
• “moder, n.1.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 23 May 2024, reproduced from William A[lexander] Craigie, A[dam] J[ack] Aitken [et al.], editors, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1931–2002, →OCLC.

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *modrъ, from Proto-Indo-European *modʰros.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mǫdrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mandr-. Cognate with Lithuanian mandrùs and Proto-Germanic *mundraz (German munter).

Further reading

• “moder”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “moder”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Alternative forms

• mor (def. 1)

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse móðir, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²muːdɛr/

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• Rhymes: -uːdɛr

Noun

moder c

1. (somewhat dated) mother
2. mother (as in Mother Theresa, Mother Earth, etc.)

See also

References

• moder in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• moder in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• moder in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• moder in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• derom, domer