bindan

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Gothic

Romanization

bindan

  1. romanization of 𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

Verb

bindan

  1. to bind, constrain
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      …þæt biþ in eorle · indryhten þēaw,
      þæt hē his ferðlocan · fæste binde,
      healde his hordcōfan; · hyċġe swā hē wille.
      …that a noble habit is in a brave man,
      that he would tightly bind his spirit,
      keep his treasure-chamber; think as he want.
  2. to fasten or join

Conjugation

Conjugation of bindan (strong, class III)
infinitive bindan bindenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular binde band
second person singular binst, bintst bunde
third person singular bint band
plural bindaþ bundon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular binde bunde
plural binden bunden
imperative
singular bind
plural bindaþ
participle present past
bindende (ġe)bunden

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: binden, bynden
    • English: bind
    • Scots: bind

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“bind”).

Verb

bindan

  1. to bind, to join

Conjugation

Conjugation of bindan (strong class 3)
infinitive bindan
indicative present past
1st person singular bindu band
2nd person singular bindis bundi
3rd person singular bindid band
plural bindad bundun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular binde bundi
2nd person singular bindes bundis
3rd person singular binde bundi
plural binden bundin
imperative present
singular bind
plural bindad
participle present past
bindandi gibundan, bundan

Descendants

Swedish

Noun

bindan

  1. definite singular of binda
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