Minning

Old Norse Dictionary - minning

Meaning of Old Norse word "minning" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

minning Old Norse word can mean:

minning: f. memory, recollection, remembrance; en nú ritu vér þau tíðendi með nokkurri minningu, er görðusk …, Ó. H. (pref.); í minning e-s, in memory of, remembrance of, Rb. 336, MS. 623. 96, Nj. 157, SkS. 112; göra minning e-s, FmS. i. 31, BlaS. 43, Grett. 137; góðrar, ágætrar minningar, of good, blessed memory, H. E. i. 529, Dipl. i. 3:—with a notion of vengeance, ok þótti sjá minning betri en engi, Ld. 234, FmS. xi. 443: with a notion of gratitude, a gift, present, Eg. 63; þenna varning vil ek at þér þiggit at mér, herra, þótt smæri minningar sé görvar en vera ætti, FmS. xi. 328.

minning: 2. admonition, foreboding; þessi minning varð náliga hverja nótt. FmS. vii. 187.

minning: COMPDS: minningarmark, minningartíð, minningarverðr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚾᚾᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

pref.: preface.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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