meina

Icelandic

/ˈmeiːna/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • to think, be of a certain opinion
  • to mean
  • (emphatically) to really mean, to not be joking

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse meina derived from Middle Low German meinen derived from Old Saxon mēnian derived from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną (lament, mean, think).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*mainijaną

Gloss

lament, mean, think

Concept
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Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

思, 考

Emoji
💭 🤔

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