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minne-drinking, vbl. n.|ˈmɪnəˌdrɪŋkɪŋ|
[f. G. minne love + drinking vbl. n.]
Originally, a heathen practice among Germanic tribes at grand sacrifices and banquets, in honour of the gods or in memory of the absent or deceased. Later, a similar practice said to survive in certain localities in Germany.
1880J. S. Stallybrass tr. Grimm's Teutonic Mythol. I. iii. 62 Minne-drinking, even as a religious rite, apparently exists to this day in some parts of Germany. |