Minne

See also: minne

German

Etymology

Borrowed in the Romantic era from Middle High German minne, from Old High German minna (“loving) remembrance”); from Proto-Germanic *minjō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪnə/

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• Hyphenation: Min‧ne

Noun

Minne f (genitive Minne, no plural)

1. (archaic, poetic or humorous) romantic love
2. (historical, Middle Ages) courtly love; a kind of chivalrous, serving love by a knight for a noblewoman, generally secret and sometimes adulterous

Synonyms

• (romantic love): Liebe

Derived terms

• in Minne
• Minnedienst
• Minnelied
• minnen
• Minnesang
• minniglich

Further reading

• “Minne” in Duden online
• “Minne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Minne” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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• “Minne” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon