Minkan

Old Norwegian Dictionary - minkan

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "minkan" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

minkan: minkan, f. 1) Formindskelse (mods. miklan).DN. II, 26321, se under minka 1; minkonmisverka en miklon verðleika Homil.1042. 2) Fornedrelse (jvf minka 2 og 4);þótti henni þat mikil minkan at heitasíðan keisarinna þar, er áðr hét hónmeykonungr yfir Partalopa ok - Parta-lop. 218.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛁᚿᚴᛆᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.