See also: minne

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Etymology edit

Borrowed in the Romantic era from Middle High German minne, from Old High German minna (loving remembrance);[1] from Proto-Germanic *minjō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪnə/
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  • Hyphenation: Min‧ne

Noun edit

Minne f (genitive Minne, no plural)

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

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References edit

  1. ^ Minne” in Duden online

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Minne

  1. a female given name