minnesinger

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noun

A peripatetic musician in Germany in the 12th to the 14th centuries, often performing songs of courtly love.

OriginGerman Minnesinger →
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Meanings

nounminnesinger (plural minnesingers)

plural minnesingers

  1. historicalA peripatetic musician in Germany in the 12th to the 14th centuries, often performing songs of courtly love.

Origin

  1. GermanMinnesinger
  2. Englishminnesinger

Borrowed from German Minnesinger, from Minne (“courtly love”) + Singer (“singer”).

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APA

minnesinger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minnesinger

MLA

“minnesinger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minnesinger. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minnesinger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minnesinger.

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