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minnesinger

[ min-uh-sing-er ]
/ ˈmɪn əˌsɪŋ ər /
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noun

one of a class of German lyric poets and singers of the 12th, 13th, and 14th centuries.

RELATED WORDS

minstrel, songwriter, crooner, troubadour, artist, musician, bard, poet, songster, jongleur, balladeer, accompanist, vocalist, serenader, trouveur

Nearby words

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Origin of minnesinger

1815–25; < German, equivalent to Minne love + Singer singer
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minnesinger

/ (ˈmɪnɪˌsɪŋə) /

noun

one of the German lyric poets and musicians of the 12th to 14th centuries

Word Origin for minnesinger

C19: from German: love-singer
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Word Origin and History for minnesinger

minnesinger

n.

one of a class of medieval German poets who imitated the troubadours, 1825, from German minnesinger, from minne "love," especially "sexual love" (from Old High German minna "loving memory," originally "memory;" see mind (n.)) + singer (see singer). German minne by c.1500 no longer was considered decent, and it became a taboo word until revived 18c. in poetic language.

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