Minnka

Old Norse Dictionary - minnka

Meaning of Old Norse word "minnka" in English.

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

minnka Old Norse word can mean:

minnka
proncd. mínka, að, [minni, minnr], to lessen, diminish, 732. 1, Skálda 167, Rb. 334; m. sik, virðing sína, to lower oneself, Nj. 222, Sd. 154.
minnka
2. impers. to abate, decrease; veðrit (acc.) minnkar, Eg. 99; skóginn minnkar, Str. 4; ísa minnkar, Fms. ix. 350.
minnka
II. reflex. to grow less, decrease; hiti minnkask, 732. 1, Barl. 70, 180, Rb. 474, Stj. 59: to be lowered, disgraced, ef Sturla er at nokkru minnkaðr, Sturl. i. 104; minnkask ekki, Hrafn. 16; minnkaðisk vár sæmd í því, Fms. x. 7.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
proncd.
pronounced.
acc.
accusative.
impers.
impersonal.
pers.
person.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Hrafn.
Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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