moderhede
Middle English
Alternative forms
- moderhode, moodurhede, modyrhode, modirhede, modyrhod, moderheede, modirhed, moder-hede
Etymology
From moder + -hede.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoːdərˌhɛːd/, /ˈmoːdərˌhɔːd/, /ˈmoːdərˌhoːd/
Noun
moderhede (uncountable)
- The state of being a mother; motherhood (especially used of the Virgin Mary)
- (rare) The caregiving, devotion, and guardianship given by a mother.
Descendants
- English: motherhood
References
- “mọ̄derhēd(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-19.