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minne homograph 1

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

a memory · memory (the faculty) · a memento, a reminder

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt minni Old Norse minni

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. evne til å minnes;
    hukommelsememory · recall
    the ability to remember;
    memoryhukommelse
    • ha dårlig minne to have a poor memory
    • episoden bet seg fast i minnet the episode lodged itself in my memory
  2. noe en husker something one remembers
    • ha gode minner to have good memories
    • friske opp igjen gamle minner to revive old memories
    • den kvelden ble et minne for livet that evening became a memory for life
    • lyse fred over noens minne to bless someone's memory
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som barndomsminnea childhood memory
  3. ting som minner en om en person, en begivenhet eller lignende a thing that reminds one of a person, an event or the like
    • dette bildet skal du få til minne om meg you can have this picture to remember me by
    • ruinene er et minne om krigen the ruins are a reminder of the war
    • en tale til minne om den avdøde a speech in memory of the deceased
  4. i IT: lagringsenheta storage device in IT: storage devicelagringsenhet

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

ha i friskt minne huske noe godt to remember something well Eng. phraseto have something fresh in one's mind
i manns minne så langt tilbake som folk kan huske as far back as people can remember Eng. phrasewithin living memory
legge seg på minne sette seg fore å huske noe to resolve to remember something Eng. phraseto make a mental note of