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

Alternative forms

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Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic

References

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  • “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

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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
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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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Dutch

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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