Minnka

Old Icelandic Dictionary - minnka

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "minnka" in English.

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

minnka Old Icelandic word can mean:

minnka
(að), v.
minnka
1) to lessen, diminish; fig., m. sik, virðing sína, to lower oneself; impers., ~r e-t, it abates, decreases (biðu þeir þess, er ~ði ísana);
minnka
2) to grow less, = ~st;
minnka
3) refl., ~st, to grow less, decrease (þótti mér mikit vaxa mín virðing, en m. ekki).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚾᚾᚴᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
impers.
impersonal.
m.
masculine.

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