minns

See also: Minns

Icelandic

Etymology

Childish alteration of minn and þinn.

Pronoun

minns

1. (childish, nonstandard) used by children who are playing make-believe with miniaturized figures to refer to the figure they're playing as

   Minns hleypur hingað alveg rosa hratt og lemur þinns. ― My character runs over here super fast and then hits your character.

Coordinate terms

• þinns (“your (make-believe) character”)

See also

• kalló (“playing with action figures”)
• aksjónkall

Further reading

• Vísindavefurinn: Þinns má vera Barbie ef minns má vera Súpermann. Hvers konar orð eru þetta?

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Verb

minns

1. present of minnas