Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Minning

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 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.

2 minning

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

3 minning

COMPDS: minningarmark, minningartíð, minningarverðr.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

minning

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "minning" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
pl.: plural.
pref.: preface.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

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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