Minne
See also: minne
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German minne, from Old High German minna “(loving) remembrance”.[1] Cognate with English mind.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Minne f (genitive Minne, no plural)
- (archaic, poetic or humorous) romantic love
- (historical, Middle Ages) courtly love; a kind of chivalrous, serving love by a knight for a noblewoman, generally secret and sometimes adulterous
Declension[edit]
Declension of Minne (uncountable)
Synonyms[edit]
- (romantic love): Liebe
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