vemod
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German wēmōt, whence also German Wehmut (which see). Analysable as ve (“woe”) + mod (“mood”).
Noun
vemod n (singular definite vemodet, not used in plural form)
- melancholy, sadness
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”).
Noun
vemod n (definite singular vemodet, uncountable)
- sadness
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”).
Noun
vemod n (definite singular vemodet, uncountable)
- sadness
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”).
Noun
vemod n
- pensive melancholy
- tender sadness
- (negative) calm feeling that something emotionally (positively) significant is over and never will be back