minnesinger

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See also: Minnesinger

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Minnesinger, from Minne (courtly love) + Singer (singer).

Noun[edit]

minnesinger (plural minnesingers)

  1. (historical) A peripatetic musician in Germany in the 12th to the 14th centuries, often performing songs of courtly love.

French[edit]

Noun[edit]

minnesinger m (plural minnesingers)

  1. minnesinger

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Romanian[edit]

Noun[edit]

minnesinger m (plural minnesingeri)

  1. Alternative form of minnesänger

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