minnesinger
[min-uh-sing-er]
noun
one of a class of German lyric poets and singers of the 12th, 13th, and 14th centuries.
Origin of minnesinger
1815–25; < German, equivalent to Minne love + Singer singer
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Related Words for minnesinger
minstrel, songwriter, crooner, troubadour, artist, musician, bard, poet, songster, jongleur, balladeer, accompanist, vocalist, minnesinger, serenader, trouveurExamples from the Web for minnesinger
Historical Examples of minnesinger
Of Vogelwied, the Minnesinger, and his bequest to the birds.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII)John Greenleaf Whittier
His last production as a minnesinger was a prescription for a "virtue-electuary."
Jewish Literature and Other EssaysGustav Karpeles
Yet, Ssskind von Trimberg was at once a Jew and a minnesinger.
Jewish Literature and Other EssaysGustav Karpeles
The era of the minnesinger has been divided into three periods.
How Music DevelopedW. J. Henderson
He began his career as a minnesinger, but later on entered a monastery.
The Evolution of LoveEmil Lucka
minnesinger
noun
Word Origin for minnesinger
C19: from German: love-singer
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