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Chavacano
Adverb
hindê
- Alternative spelling of hende
Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Danish hinnæ, from Old Norse hinna, from Proto-Germanic *hinnǭ, cognate with Swedish hinna.
Noun
hinde c (singular definite hinden, plural indefinite hinder)
- (anatomy, zootomy, biology) membrane
- Synonym: membran
- film
- pellicle
Declension
References
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hinna (“to reach”), from Proto-Germanic *hinþaną, cognate with Swedish hinna (“to have sufficient time”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (frahinþan, “to take captive”).
Verb
hinde (past tense hindede, past participle hindet)
- (obsolete) to reach, catch up with
1822, N.F.S. Grundtvig, Saxo Grammaticus: Danmarks Krønike fordansket, volume 3, page 234:Men det var umueligt at hinde dem, saa overmaade raske Seilere som de var.- However, it was impossible to catch up with them, since they were so immensely quick sailors.
Conjugation
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Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
Noun
hinde c
- indefinite plural of hind
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hinde, from Old Dutch *hind, from Proto-West Germanic *hindi, from Proto-Germanic *hindiz.
Pronunciation
Noun
hinde f (plural hindes, diminutive hindetje n)
- A doe or hind; a female deer.
- 1968, Willem Johan van der Molen & Jan Wit, "Evenals een moede hinde" (psalm 42).
Evenals een moede hinde / naar het klare water smacht, / schreeuwt mijn ziel om God te vinden / die ik ademloos verwacht.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)