minnen
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch minnen, from Old Dutch minnon, from Proto-Germanic *minjōną. Equivalent to min + -en.
Verb
[edit]minnen
- (transitive) to love
- (transitive) to neck, cuddle
- (transitive) to have an affinity for
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of minnen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | minnen | |||
past singular | minde | |||
past participle | gemind | |||
infinitive | minnen | |||
gerund | minnen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | min | minde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | mint, min2 | minde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | mint | minde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | mint | minde | ||
3rd person singular | mint | minde | ||
plural | minnen | minden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | minne | minde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | minnen | minden | ||
imperative sing. | min | |||
imperative plur.1 | mint | |||
participles | minnend | gemind | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: min
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]minnen
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German minnen, from Old High German minneôn, minnôn, from Proto-Germanic *minjōną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]minnen (weak, third-person singular present minnt, past tense minnte, past participle geminnt, auxiliary haben)
- (poetic) to love
- 1868, Karl Simrock, Das Nibelungenlied[1], 19th edition, page 11:
- Nun war er in der Stärke, daß er wohl Waffen trug:
Wes er dazu bedurfte, des gab man ihm genug.
Schon sann er zu werben um manches schöne Kind;
Die hätten wohl mit Ehren den schönen Siegfried geminnt.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | minnen | ||||
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present participle | minnend | ||||
past participle | geminnt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich minne | wir minnen | i | ich minne | wir minnen |
du minnst | ihr minnt | du minnest | ihr minnet | ||
er minnt | sie minnen | er minne | sie minnen | ||
preterite | ich minnte | wir minnten | ii | ich minnte1 | wir minnten1 |
du minntest | ihr minntet | du minntest1 | ihr minntet1 | ||
er minnte | sie minnten | er minnte1 | sie minnten1 | ||
imperative | minn (du) minne (du) |
minnt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
[edit]Middle High German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old High German minnōn, minneōn, from Proto-West Germanic *minnjōn. By surface analysis, minne + -en.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]minnen (class 2 weak, third-person singular present minnet, past tense minnete, past participle geminnet, auxiliary hān)
- to love
- to make love to, to have sex with
- c. 1200, Der Nibelunge Nôt, Av. 8:
- Dône wolde si den herren niht minnen ûf der vart.
- She did not want to sleep with the lord on the voyage.
- c. 1200, Der Nibelunge Nôt, Av. 8:
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | minnen | ||||
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genitive gerund | minnennes minnenes | ||||
dative gerund | minnenne minnene | ||||
present participle | minnende | ||||
past participle | geminnet | ||||
auxiliary | hān | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich minne | wir minnen | i | ich minne | wir minnen |
du minnest | ir minnet | du minnest | ir minnet | ||
ër minnet | sie minnent | ër minne | sie minnen | ||
preterite | ich minnete | wir minneten | ii | ich minnete | wir minneten |
du minnetest | ir minnetet | du minnetest | ir minnetet | ||
ër minnete | sie minneten | ër minnete | sie minneten | ||
imperative | minne (du) | minnet (ir) |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- German: minnen
References
[edit]- Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “minnen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
Saterland Frisian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]minnen (feminine mienen, neuter mienen, plural mienen, attributive min)
See also
[edit]Possessive determiners | |||||||||
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singular | plural | ||||||||
1st | 2nd | 3rd m | 3rd f | 3rd n | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||
masculine | min | din | sin | hiere | sin | uus | jou | hiere | |
other | mien | dien | sien | sien | |||||
Possessive pronouns | |||||||||
singular | plural | ||||||||
1st | 2nd | 3rd m | 3rd f | 3rd n | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||
masculine | minnen | dinnen | sinnen | hierens | sinnen | uzen | jouens | hierens | |
other | mienen | dienen | sienen | sienen |
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]minnen
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