monne

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse munu (would), muna (to remember), from Proto-Germanic *munaną (to think, remember), cognate with Old Saxon munan, Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌽 (munan). In older Danish, the present tense was mon in the singular and monne in the plural, whereas the past tense was monde. These forms have all coalesced in modern Danish.

Pronunciation

Verb

monne (present tense and past tense monne, no other forms are used)

  1. (dated) might (with an infinitive)
    • 2002, Kirsten Boas, in: Kristeligt Dagblad / https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/kultur/europas-farlige-angst-0:
      Men samtidig må vi, der har døjet under dens forfærdelige systemer, prøve at forsone os med vores absurde skæbne, hvor lidelsesfuldt det end monne være.
      Yet, at the same time, we who have suffered under its terrible systems must try to reconcile with our absurd destiny, how ever painful it might be.
    • 1814, N.F.S. Grundtvig, Skjaldelivet (in: Poetiske Skrifter, vol. 3, 1882, p. 17):
      Hvi mon sig selv han saa lidet forstaa? | Hvorefter monne han lede?
      How might he understand himself so little? What might he be looking for?
    • 1674, Thomas Kingo, Morgensang (= Den danske salmebog, no. 743) / https://kalliope.org/da/text/kingo2005112901:
      Men om min Food gaar vild og sig mon støde | Da vend, o Gud, mig om.
      But if my foot goes astray and might get hurt, turn me around, o God.

Derived terms

Italian

Pronunciation

Noun

monne f

  1. plural of monna

Anagrams

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

monne

  1. Alternative form of mon (man)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

monne

  1. Alternative form of man (one, you)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse muna, from the noun monn m or n (Old Norse munr).

Verb

monne (present tense monner, past tense monna or monnet, past participle monna or monnet)

  1. to contribute, help
  2. to grow, heal, proceed

Etymology 2

From Old Norse munu.

Verb

monne (present tense mon, past tense monne)

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References

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse muna, from the noun monn m (Old Norse munr).

Verb

monne (present tense monnar, past tense monna, past participle monna, passive infinitive monnast, present participle monnande, imperative monne/monn)

  1. to help, contribute
  2. to grow, heal, proceed

Usage notes

  • This is a split infinitive verb.

Derived terms

References

Anagrams

Picard

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin mundus.

Noun

monne m (plural monnes)

  1. world