minnesong

noun

min·ne·song

ˈminēˌsȯŋ,

-nəˌ-,

-säŋ

variants or minnesang

ˈminəˌzäŋ

: a song of a minnesinger

: the whole body of minnesongs constituting a musical form

another characteristic shared in common by English music and German minnesong—

Gilbert Reaney

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, minnesong partial translation of German minnelied; in sense 1, minnesang alteration (influenced by German minnesang) of minnesong; in sense 2, minnesong partial translation of German minnesang; in sense 2, minnesang from German, from Middle High German minnesanc, from minne love + sanc song, singing