minde

See also: Minde

English

Noun

minde (plural mindes)

1. Obsolete spelling of mind.

Verb

minde (third-person singular simple present mindes, present participle minding, simple past and past participle minded)

1. Obsolete spelling of mind.

Anagrams

• EDMIn, Indem., denim, menid, mined

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒈪𒅔 (mīn) +‎ 𒄿𒁲 (īde), literally “what do I know?”.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈmin.de/

Adverb

minde (Babylonian, El-Amarna, Boghazkeui)

1.  perhaps, maybe, possibly, who knows

Alternative forms

• midde, manda

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒈪𒅔𒁲 (mi-in-de) 𒈪𒀉𒁲 (mi-id-de) 𒈪𒁲 (mi-de) 𒎙𒁲 (min₃-de) 𒎏𒁲 (min₄-de) 𒈫𒁲 (min-de) 𒈠𒀭𒁕 (ma-an-da)

References

• “minde”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “minde”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmenə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse minni, from Proto-Germanic *gaminþiją, cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌹 (gaminþi).

Noun

minde n (singular definite mindet, plural indefinite minder)

1. a memory, remembrance
2. a memorial
3. (dated) permission, consent

Declension

Declension of minde

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	minde	mindet	minder	minderne
genitive	mindes	mindets	minders	mindernes

Synonyms

• erindring
• hukommelse

Etymology 2

From Old Norse minna and minnast, from Proto-Germanic *minþijaną. Cognate with Swedish minnas.

Verb

minde (past tense mindede, past participle mindet)

1. to remind (make somebody remember something)
2. to remind (get a person to think of something similar or identical to something)
3. to relate to, to be similar to (with the preposition om)
4. (passive voice) to remember - see mindes
5. to commemorate
6. remember, honour the memory of
   • 1947, Olaf Wentrup, Vore gamle kobstaeder: historiske strejftog i tekst og billeder:

     Ikke underligt derfor, at denne store Dag blev mindet, Kong Frederik den III befalede i den Anledning, at den 14. November hvert Aar skulde fejres.

     Not strange therefore that this great day was remembered, king Frederick the third commanded on that occasion, that November 14 was to be celebrated every year.

   • 1998, Bogmarkedet:

     Morten Korch fejret og mindet i Odense

     Morten Korch celebrated and remembered in Odense

Conjugation

Inflection of minde

	present	past
simple	minder	mindede
perfect	har mindet	havde mindet
passive	mindes	mindedes
participle	mindende	mindet
imperative	mind	—
infinitive	minde	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	minden	—

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

minde

1. inflection of minnen:
   1. singular past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive