minnast
Faroese
Etymology
From the verb minna (“to remind”) + -st (“a suffix which turns verbs into middle voice verbs”).
Verb
minnast
- to remember
- Eg minnist, at mamma plantaði hatta træið.
- I remember my mother planting that tree.
Icelandic
Etymology
From minna (“to remind”) + -st.
Verb
minnast
- to remember
- Synonym: muna eftir
- Minnumst þeirra sem hafa dáið og látið lífið fyrir föðurlandið.
- Let's remember those who have died and lost their lives for their native land.
- to commemorate
- Á Jólunum minnumst við fæðingu Jesús.
- On Christmas we commemorate the birth of Jesus.
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From the mediopassive of the Old Norse verb minna, from Proto-Germanic *minþijaną.
Verb
minnast (present tense minnest, past tense mintest, perfect har minst)
- to remember
- han mintest godt barndommen sin
- he remembered his (own) childhood well
- han mintest godt barndommen sin
- to commemorate
Related terms
References
- “minnast” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.