vemod
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German wēmōt, whence also German Wehmut (which see). Analysable as ve (“woe”) + mod (“mood”).
Declension
Declension of vemod
| neuter gender |
Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vemod | vemodet |
| genitive | vemods | vemodets |
Derived terms
- vemodig
- vemodsfuld
References
- “vemod” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German wēmōt, whence also German Wehmut (which see). Analysable as ve (“woe”) + mod (“mood”).
References
- “vemod” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German wēmōt, whence also German Wehmut (which see). Analysable as ve (“woe”) + mod (“mood”).
References
- “vemod” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German wēmōt, whence also German Wehmut (which see). Analysable as ve (“woe”) + mod (“mood”). See also Old English wéamód (“angry, wrathful”).
Noun
vemod n
- pensive melancholy
- tender sadness
- (negative) calm feeling that something emotionally (positively) significant is over and never will be back
Declension
| Declension of vemod | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | vemod | vemodet | — | — |
| Genitive | vemods | vemodets | — | — |
Related terms
References
- vemod in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vemod in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vemod in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ve (2) in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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