hoofse minne

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “courtly love”. The archaic form minne is used deliberately to invoke the Middle Dutch vocabulary of love; hoofse min is far less common.

Noun

hoofse minne f (uncountable, no diminutive)

  1. (historical) synonym of hoofse liefde (“courtly love”)
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