ˈminēˌsȯŋ, -nəˌ-, -säŋ noun
or min·ne·sang ˈminəˌzäŋ
Etymology: in sense 1, minnesong part translation of German minnelied; in sense 1, minnesang alteration (influenced by German minnesang ) of minnesong; in sense 2, minnesong part translation of German minnesang; in sense 2, minnesang from German, from Middle High German minnesanc, from minne love + sanc song, singing
1. : a song of a minnesinger
2. : the whole body of minnesongs constituting a musical form
another characteristic shared in common by English music and German minnesong — Gilbert Reaney