minnast

Faroese

Etymology

From the verb minna (“to remind”) + -st (“a suffix which turns verbs into middle voice verbs”).

Verb

minnast

1. to remember

   Eg minnist, at mamma plantaði hatta træið.

   I remember my mother planting that tree.

Icelandic

Etymology

From the verb minna (“to remind”) + -st (“a suffix which turns verbs into middle voice verbs”). See also the appendix about the Icelandic middle voice verbs.

Verb

minnast

1. to remember

   Minnumst þeirra sem hafa dáið og látið lífið fyrir föðurlandið.

   Let's remember those who have died and lost their lives for their native land.

2. to commemorate

   Á Jólunum minnumst við fæðingu Jesús.

   On Christmas we commemorate the birth of Jesus.

Synonyms

• (to remember): muna eftir

Derived terms

• minnast á
• vel á minnst

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the mediopassive of the Old Norse verb minna, from Proto-Germanic *minþijaną.

Verb

minnast (present tense minnest, past tense mintest, perfect har minst)

1. to remember

   han mintest godt barndommen sin

   he remembered his (own) childhood well

2. to commemorate

Related terms

• minne

References

• “minnast” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.