modcarig

Old English

Alternative forms

• mōdċeariġ

Etymology

From mōd (“mind”) +‎ cariġ (“grieving”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːd.kɑ.rij/

Adjective

mōdcariġ

1. anxious at heart, grieving
   • 10th century, The Wanderer‎^[1]:

     Oft him ānhaga · āre gebīdeð,
     Metudes miltse, · þēah þe hē mōdċeariġ

     A loner oft waits a grace for himself,
     Creator's mercy, even if he is sorrowful

Declension

Declension of mōdcariġ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mōdcariġ	mōdcariġ	mōdcariġ
Accusative	mōdcariġne	mōdcariġe	mōdcariġ
Genitive	mōdcariġes	mōdcariġre	mōdcariġes
Dative	mōdcariġum	mōdcariġre	mōdcariġum
Instrumental	mōdcariġe	mōdcariġre	mōdcariġe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mōdcariġe	mōdcariġa, mōdcariġe	mōdcariġ
Accusative	mōdcariġe	mōdcariġa, mōdcariġe	mōdcariġ
Genitive	mōdcariġra	mōdcariġra	mōdcariġra
Dative	mōdcariġum	mōdcariġum	mōdcariġum
Instrumental	mōdcariġum	mōdcariġum	mōdcariġum

Declension of mōdcariġ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mōdcariġa	mōdcariġe	mōdcariġe
Accusative	mōdcariġan	mōdcariġan	mōdcariġe
Genitive	mōdcariġan	mōdcariġan	mōdcariġan
Dative	mōdcariġan	mōdcariġan	mōdcariġan
Instrumental	mōdcariġan	mōdcariġan	mōdcariġan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mōdcariġan	mōdcariġan	mōdcariġan
Accusative	mōdcariġan	mōdcariġan	mōdcariġan
Genitive	mōdcariġra, mōdcariġena	mōdcariġra, mōdcariġena	mōdcariġra, mōdcariġena
Dative	mōdcariġum	mōdcariġum	mōdcariġum
Instrumental	mōdcariġum	mōdcariġum	mōdcariġum

Related terms

• cariġ
• cariġlīċe
• earmcariġ
• hrēowcariġ

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “mōdcariġ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.