Infinitive
meina
Passive Infinitive
meinast
Alternative Infinitive
men, mene, mein, mæn,
meine
| Past Participle | meint; meina |
| Present Participle | meinande |
Simple Forms
| Present | meiner; meinar |
| Past | meinte; meina |
| Imperative | mein; meina |
The verb form is the same for all persons, singular and plural.
Compound Forms
| Present Perfect | har meint; meina |
| Past Perfect | hadde meint; meina |
| Future | vil meina |
| Future Perfect | vil ha meint; meina |
| Conditional | ville meina |
| Conditional Perfect | ville ha meint; meina |
The verb form is the same for all persons, singular and plural.
Translations
Etymology
From Old Norse meina, from Middle Low German meinen, mēnen, from Old Saxon mēnian, from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną. The noun is derived from the verb. See: Old Saxon '
menian', Proto-Germanic '
*mainijaną'.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Kva meiner dei med dette? (What do they mean by this?)
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Eg veit ikkje kva eg skal meina om dette. (I don't know what to think about this.)