minning

English

Verb

minning

  1. present participle and gerund of min

Icelandic

Etymology

From minni +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪnːiŋk/
    Rhymes: -ɪnːiŋk

Noun

minning f (genitive singular minningar, nominative plural minningar)

  1. memory, recollection (particular recollection rather than the general faculty)

Declension

Declension of minning (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative minning minningin minningar minningarnar
accusative minningu minninguna minningar minningarnar
dative minningu minningunni minningum minningunum
genitive minningar minningarinnar minninga minninganna

Derived terms

See also

Old Norse

Etymology

From minna +‎ -ing.

Noun

minning f (genitive minningar, dative minningu)

  1. memory, recollection, remembrance
  2. (plural only) traces
  3. gift, present
  4. requital, revenge
  5. admonition, foreboding
  6. mention, suggestion, proposal

Declension

Declension of minning (strong ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative minning minningin minningar minningarnar
accusative minning minningina minningar minningarnar
dative minningu minningunni minningum minningunum
genitive minningar minningarinnar minninga minninganna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: minning
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: minning
  • Norwegian Bokmål: minning

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “minning”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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