monne

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse munu (would), muna (to remember), from Proto-Germanic *munaną (to think, remember), cognate with Old Saxon munan, Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌽 (munan). In older Danish, the present tense was mon in the singular and monne in the plural, whereas the past tense was monde. These forms have all coalesced in modern Danish.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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monne (present tense and past tense monne, no other forms are used)

  1. (dated) might (with an infinitive)
    • 2002, Kirsten Boas, in: Kristeligt Dagblad / https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/kultur/europas-farlige-angst-0:
      Men samtidig må vi, der har døjet under dens forfærdelige systemer, prøve at forsone os med vores absurde skæbne, hvor lidelsesfuldt det end monne være.
      Yet, at the same time, we who have suffered under its terrible systems must try to reconcile with our absurd destiny, how ever painful it might be.
    • 1814, N.F.S. Grundtvig, Skjaldelivet (in: Poetiske Skrifter, vol. 3, 1882, p. 17):
      Hvi mon sig selv han saa lidet forstaa? | Hvorefter monne han lede?
      How might he understand himself so little? What might he be looking for?
    • 1674, Thomas Kingo, Morgensang (= Den danske salmebog, no. 743) / https://kalliope.org/da/text/kingo2005112901:
      Men om min Food gaar vild og sig mon støde | Da vend, o Gud, mig om.
      But if my foot goes astray and might get hurt, turn me around, o God.

Derived terms

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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monne f

  1. plural of monna

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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monne

  1. Alternative form of man (man, person)

Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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monne

  1. Alternative form of man (one, you)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse muna, from the noun monn m or n (Old Norse munr).

Verb

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monne (present tense monner, past tense monna or monnet, past participle monna or monnet)

  1. to contribute, help
  2. to grow, heal, proceed

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse munu.

Verb

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monne (present tense mon, past tense monne)

  1. (obsolete, archaic) will, expresses future tense
  2. (obsolete, archaic) could, expresses uncertainty or possibility
Derived terms
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References

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Anagrams

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse muna, from the noun monn m (Old Norse munr).

Verb

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monne (present tense monnar, past tense monna, past participle monna, passive infinitive monnast, present participle monnande, imperative monne/monn)

  1. to help, contribute
  2. to grow, heal, proceed

Usage notes

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  • This is a split infinitive verb.

Derived terms

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References

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Picard

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin mundus.

Noun

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monne m (plural monnes)

  1. world