modinesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
- modiȝnes, modiȝnesse, modignysse
Etymology
From Old English mōdiġnes; equivalent to mody + -nesse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoːdiːnɛs/
Noun
modinesse (uncountable) (Early Middle English)
- boastfulness, conceitedness, arrogance
Descendants
- English: moodiness (possibly formed anew)
References
- “mọ̄dīnes(se (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.