modor

See also: mödor

Old English

Alternative forms

moder

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Cognate with Old Frisian mōder, Old Saxon mōdar, Old Dutch muoder, Old High German muoter, Old Norse móðir.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmoːdor/

Noun

mōdor f

mother

Declension

Declension of modor

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mōdor	mōdra, mōdru
accusative	mōdor	mōdra, mōdru
genitive	mōdor, mēder, mōderes	mōdra
dative	mēder	mōdrum

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: moder
- Scots: moder, mither
- English: mother, mither (Scotland and Northern England)

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