Minnkan

Old Norse Dictionary - minnkan

Meaning of Old Norse word "minnkan" in English.

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

minnkan Old Norse word can mean:

minnkan
f. a decrease, minishing, Fas. iii. 266, Bs. ii. 164: gramm., Skálda 167, 188.
minnkan
2. metaph. shame, discredit, freq. in mod. usage; þér er minnkan að því, ’tis discreditable to thee. minnkunar-laust, n. adj. without disgrace.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
gramm.
grammar.
m.
masculine.
adj.
adjective.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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