monne
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse munu (“would”), muna (“to remember”), from Proto-Germanic *munaną (“to think, remember”), cognate with Old Saxon munan, Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌽 (munan). In older Danish, the present tense was mon in the singular and monne in the plural, whereas the past tense was monde. These forms have all coalesced in modern Danish.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
monne (present tense and past tense monne, no other forms are used)
- (dated) might (with an infinitive)
- 2002, Kirsten Boas, in: Kristeligt Dagblad / https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/kultur/europas-farlige-angst-0:
- Men samtidig må vi, der har døjet under dens forfærdelige systemer, prøve at forsone os med vores absurde skæbne, hvor lidelsesfuldt det end monne være.
- Yet, at the same time, we who have suffered under its terrible systems must try to reconcile with our absurd destiny, how ever painful it might be.
- 1814, N.F.S. Grundtvig, Skjaldelivet (in: Poetiske Skrifter, vol. 3, 1882, p. 17):
- Hvi mon sig selv han saa lidet forstaa? | Hvorefter monne han lede?
- How might he understand himself so little? What might he be looking for?
- Hvi mon sig selv han saa lidet forstaa? | Hvorefter monne han lede?
- 1674, Thomas Kingo, Morgensang (= Den danske salmebog, no. 743) / https://kalliope.org/da/text/kingo2005112901:
- Men om min Food gaar vild og sig mon støde | Da vend, o Gud, mig om.
- But if my foot goes astray and might get hurt, turn me around, o God.
- Men om min Food gaar vild og sig mon støde | Da vend, o Gud, mig om.
- 2002, Kirsten Boas, in: Kristeligt Dagblad / https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/kultur/europas-farlige-angst-0:
Derived terms edit
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monne f
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Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
monne
- Alternative form of mon (“man”)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronoun edit
monne
- Alternative form of man (“one, you”)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse muna, from the noun monn m or n (Old Norse munr).
Verb edit
monne (present tense monner, past tense monna or monnet, past participle monna or monnet)
- to contribute, help
- to grow, heal, proceed
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
monne (present tense mon, past tense monne)
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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Etymology edit
From Old Norse muna, from the noun monn m (Old Norse munr).
Verb edit
monne (present tense monnar, past tense monna, past participle monna, passive infinitive monnast, present participle monnande, imperative monne/monn)
- to help, contribute
- to grow, heal, proceed
Usage notes edit
- This is a split infinitive verb.
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- “monne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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Noun edit
monne m (plural monnes)