Minnkan

Old Norse Dictionary - minnkan

Meaning of Old Norse word "minnkan"

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

Old Norse word minnkan can mean:minnkan

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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