minnesinger
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of minnesinger
1815–25; < German, equivalent to Minne love + Singer singer
Example Sentences
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"The dough at Stowe lies mostly in the snow," crooned a banjo-toting minnesinger before the inevitable open fireplace of that famed ski retreat in Vermont last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
Crosby is a sort of medical minnesinger, who comes to substitute while the old man takes a vacation.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the space of a year or two, Bob Dylan, the prolific minnesinger from Minnesota, has refurbished the repertory of nearly every folk singer on record.
From Time Magazine Archive
But what ultimately emerges is a tremulous song in praise of the Midwest, a region that has long needed a minnesinger.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the minnesinger and troubadour fiddles, of which evidences abound during the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries, are to be observed the structural characteristics of the violin and its ancestors in the course of evolution.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
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