Etymology

overmoody

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Today it means: Proud or haughty. Full definition →

Middle English overmodi ← Old English ofermōdiġ
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overmoody · adjective1

  1. Old English · inherited fromofermōdiġ“haughty, proud, arrogant”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromovermodi
  3. English todayovermoody

From Middle English overmodi, ofermodiȝ, from Old English ofermōdiġ (“haughty, proud, arrogant”), from ofermōd (“arrogance, pride”) + -iġ. Equivalent to over- + mood + -y.

overmoody · adjective2

From over- + moody.

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