bendan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bandijan, from Proto-Germanic *bandijaną (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈben.dɑn/

Verb

bendan

1. to bind
2. to bend a bow

Conjugation

Conjugation of bendan (weak class 1)

infinitive	bendan	bendenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bende	bende
second person singular	bendest, benst, bentst	bendest
third person singular	bendeþ, bent	bende
plural	bendaþ	bendon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bende	bende
plural	benden	benden
imperative
singular	bend
plural	bendaþ
participle	present	past
	bendende	bended

Related terms

• bindan

Descendants

• Middle English: benden
  • English: bend
  • Scots: bend

Further reading

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “bendan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Old Norse

Noun

bendan

1. definite nominative singular of benda