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minde

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English

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Noun

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minde (plural mindes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of mind.

Verb

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

  1. Obsolete spelling of mind.

Anagrams

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Akkadian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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minde (Babylonian, El-Amarna, Boghazkeui)

  1.  perhaps, maybe, possibly, who knows
    Synonym: (Neo-Assyrian) 𒄑𒋢𒌨𒊑 (issurri)

Alternative forms

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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

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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minde n (singular definite mindet, plural indefinite minder)

  1. a memory, remembrance
  2. a memorial
  3. (dated) permission, consent
Declension
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Declension of minde
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative minde mindet minder minderne
genitive mindes mindets minders mindernes
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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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
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Conjugation of minde
active passive
present minder mindes
past mindede mindedes
infinitive minde mindes
imperative mind
participle
present mindende
past mindet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund minden

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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minde

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