Minna
Old Icelandic Dictionary - minnaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "minna" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
minna Old Icelandic word can mean:
- minna
- (-ta, -tr), v.
- minna
- 1) to remind of (m. e-n e-s or e-n á e-t); hón hefir mik minnt þeirra hluta, or minnt mik á þá hluti, she has reminded me of those things;
- minna
- 2) impers., mik minnir e-s, I remember, think of (ávallt er ek sé fagrar konur, þá minnir mik þessarrar konu);
- minna
- 3) refl., ~st e-s, to remember, call to mind (H. minntist þess, at A. hafði rænta ok barða húskarla hans); eigi væri allfjarri at m. þín í nökkuru, to remember thee with some small pittance, give thee some trifle; m. á e-t, to bear in mind, remember; þá munu vér m. á hinn forna fjándskap, then we will bear in mind the old feud; to mention, talk of (hann minntist þá á marga luti þá, er fyrr höfðu verit).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚾᚾᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- e-s
- einhvers.
- m.
- masculine.
- impers.
- impersonal.
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