Minning

Old Icelandic Dictionary - minning

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "minning" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

minning Old Icelandic word can mean:

minning
(pl. -ar), f.
minning
1) memory, recollection, remembrance; í m. e-s, in memory of (í hverja m. heldr þú þenna dag?);
minning
2) in pl. traces (engar ~ar vóru eptir hans meina);
minning
3) gift, present;
minning
4) requital, revenge (þótti sjá m. betri en eigi);
minning
5) admonition, foreboding (þessi m. varð náliga hverja nótt);
minning
6) mention, suggestion, proposal (gørði G. þá m., at).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚾᚾᛁᚾᚴ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.
e-s
einhvers.
m.
masculine.

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