windan

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *windaną. Cognate with Old Frisian winda (West Frisian wine), Old Saxon windan (Low German winden), Dutch winden, Old High German wintan (German winden), Old Norse vinda (Danish vinde, Swedish vinda), Gothic *𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*windan).

Pronunciation

Verb

windan

  1. to twist, wind, circle, curl, spiral, eddy
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Warað hine wræclāst, · nales wunden gold,
      ferðloca frēoriġ, · nalæs foldan blǣd.
      His path of exile not at all hold twisted gold,
      the cold spirit, not at all earth's glory.

Conjugation

Conjugation of windan (strong class 3)
infinitive windan windenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular winde wand
second person singular winst, wintst wunde
third person singular wint wand
plural windaþ wundon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular winde wunde
plural winden wunden
imperative
singular wind
plural windaþ
participle present past
windende (ġe)wunden

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: wynden
    • English: wind
    • Scots: wind, wund, win, wun

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *windaną. Compare Old English windan, ƿindan, Old Frisian winda, Old High German wintan, Old Norse vinda, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (windan).

Verb

windan

  1. to wind

Conjugation

Conjugation of windan (strong class 3)
infinitive windan
indicative present past
1st person singular windu wand
2nd person singular windis wundi
3rd person singular windid wand
plural windad wundun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular winde wundi
2nd person singular windes wundis
3rd person singular winde wundi
plural winden wundin
imperative present
singular wind
plural windad
participle present past
windandi giwundan, wundan

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