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modig

adjectiveadjektiv

brave, courageous

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt móðigr; beslektet med mot (I)courage · spirits Old Norse móðigr; related to mot (I)courage · spirits

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. uredd (I)fearless, undaunted, brave, djerv (1)bold;
    tapper (II)brave, valiant · bravely
    fearlessuredd (I), bolddjerv (1);
    courageoustapper (II)
    • en modig jente a brave girl
    brukt som adverb: used as an adverb:
    • kjempe modig to fight bravely
    • det var modig gjort that was bravely done
  2. sørgmodigmournful mournfulsørgmodig
  3. brukt som forsterkende adverb: svært, veldig used as an intensifying adverb: extremely, very
    • han var modig trøtt he was terribly tired

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

gråte sine modige tårer gråte inderlig to weep bitterly Eng. phraseto cry one's heart out