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min⋅ne⋅sing⋅er

  [min-uh-sing-er]
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–noun
one of a class of German lyric poets and singers of the 12th, 13th, and 14th centuries.
Origin:
1815–25; < G, equiv. to Minne love + Singer singer
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min·ne·sing·er   (mĭn'ĭ-sĭng'ər, -zĭng'-)   
n.  One of the German lyric poets and singers in the troubadour tradition who flourished from the 12th to the 14th century.

[German, from Middle High German : minne, love (from Old High German minna; see men-1 in Indo-European roots) + singer, singer; see Meistersinger.]
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minnesinger 
1825, from Ger., from minne "love," esp. "sexual love," from O.H.G. minna "loving memory," originally "memory" (see mind (n.)) + singer (see singer). Medieval Ger. poets who imitated the troubadours. Ger. minne by 1500 was no longer considered decent, and it became a taboo word until revived 18c. in poetic language.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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