Minne

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed in the Romantic era from Middle High German minne, from Old High German minna (loving remembrance);[1] from Proto-Germanic *minjō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪnə/
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  • Hyphenation: Min‧ne

Noun

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Minne f (genitive Minne, no plural)

  1. (archaic, poetic or humorous) romantic love
    Synonym: Liebe
  2. (historical, Middle Ages) courtly love; a kind of chivalrous, serving love by a knight for a noblewoman, generally secret and sometimes adulterous

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Minne” in Duden online

Further reading

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Walloon

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Proper noun

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Minne

  1. a female given name