Etymology

Formed within English on mynne (v.).

PGmc Ancestor

(1) *menþ-; (2) *mun-

Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)

minna (v.) ‘to remind’ 
(ONP (1) minna (1) (vb.))

Other Scandinavian Reflexes

Far minna, minnast, Icel minna, minnast, Norw minna, minnast, Dan minde, mides, Sw minna, minnas

OE Cognate

(2) mynian, -mynnan (v.) 'to intend, be impelled, direct oneself towards'

Phonological and morphological markers

[ON consonant cluster assimilation] (possibly diagnostic)

Summary category

D1c

Attestation

OED3 and MED's citations begin with the error <miming> for *mining in a1325(?c1300) NPass. (Cmb Gg.1.1), and are predominantly N.

Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus

Erk 269

Bibliography

MED minning(e (ger.) , OED3 minning (n.) , HTOED , Bj. 171; see further mynne (v.).