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minnes

verbverb

to recall · to remember · to commemorate

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt minnast; se minne (II)to remind · to be reminiscent of Old Norse minnast; see minne (II)to remind · to be reminiscent of

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. huske (III, 1)to remember to rememberhuske (III, 1)
    • han mintes godt barndommen he remembered his childhood well
    • det var i april, om jeg minnes rett it was in April, if I recall correctly
    • så vidt jeg minnes, kostet jakka 990 kr as far as I recall, the jacket cost 990 kroner
  2. ha en tilstelning eller lignende til minne om noe eller noen to hold a ceremony or the like in memory of something or someone
    • minnes de omkomne to commemorate those who lost their lives