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mod.

courage

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmoˀð][ˈmoðˀ]
  1. courage

    neuter · no-plural
  2. mood

    neuter · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse móðr, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz, cognate with English mood, German Mut.

prep[ˈmoˀð][ˈmoðˀ]
  1. toward, towards; to (physical motion, direction)

    Dette tog kører mod Vanløse.
    Peg mod det sted, hvor lyden kommer fra.
  2. toward, towards; to (physical orientation, facing)

    Hun stillede sig med ansigtet mod havet.
    Værelset vender ud mod gaden.
  3. toward, towards; to (temporal motion)

    Han er godt på vej mod de 40 år.
  4. toward, towards (near in time)

    mod slutningen af aftenen
  5. toward, towards; to (as a goal)

    De sigter mod at skabe 10.000 nye job.
  6. almost, nearly, close to (in terms of quantity)

    Aktiekursen faldt med hen mod 20 procent.
  7. against; into (in the opposite physical direction of)

    Man må nogle gange svømme mod strømmen.
    Intet sejlskib kan sejle lige mod vinden.
  8. against; to (in physical contact with)

    Han lagde øret mod døren og lyttede.
  9. against, into, with (forceful collision)

    Bilen kørte mod muren.
    Skibet støder mod isbjerget.
  10. against, versus; on (having as an opponent)

    USA har aldrig formelt erklæret krig mod Irak.
    Gårsdagens tenniskamp var Federer mod Nadal.
  11. against (in constrast to; inconsistent with; contradicting)

    mod reglerne
    mod sin vilje
  12. at; toward, towards; against (a recipient or target)

    Hans vrede var rettet mod præsidenten.
    Bogserien sigter mod unge voksne.
  13. to; toward, towards; with (as an attitude or behavior)

    Hun har altid været venlig mod mig.
    I dag var han meget utålmodig mod mig.
  14. against (refuting or implicating)

    beviser mod sagsøgte
  15. to (a victim)

    Hvordan kunne du gøre sådan en forfærdelig ting mod mig?
  16. from; against (protection, precaution)

    at skærme sig mod vinden
    et værn for at beskytte mod onde ånder
  17. for (e.g., as a treatment, cure, or prophylaxis)

    Han tog piller mod smerterne.
  18. to; against (comparison)

    Slutresultatet blev 33 mod 17.
    Fordele og ulemper skal vejes op mod hinanden.
  19. in return for; in exchange for; as compensation for

    Hvad ville du gerne have mod din hjælp?
  20. against (as foreground re: a background)

    i silhuet mod himlen
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse í mót, i.e. the preposition í (“in”) + the noun mót (“meeting”) (compare i møde), from Proto-Germanic *mōtą, cognate with English moot.

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