þīn mōdor
þīn mōdor is Old English for "your mother", taken literally. Old English had no "your mom" joke, so the phrase carries no insult.
Use þīn mōdor when you simply mean someone's mother: Hwǣr is þīn mōdor?, "Where is your mother?"
Meaning: the mother of the person spoken to (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
mōdor is a feminine noun of the small r-stem group, together with fæder and brōþor. þīn is "your" when speaking to one person.
How do you pronounce it?
thin MOH-dor
Did you know?
- mōdor still has a d. The th of modern "mother" appeared only centuries later, in late Middle English.
Examples in context
- Þin modorYour mother
- Þīn mōdor is gōd wīf.Your mother is a good woman.
Example conversation
Æthelstan is looking for Eadgyth's mother.
- ÆthelstanEadgyth, hwǣr is þīn mōdor?Eadgyth, where is your mother?
- EadgythHēo is on þǣm hūse.She is in the house.
- ÆthelstanSæġe hire þæt ic cume.Tell her that I am coming.
- EadgythIc hit hire secge.I will tell her.
