wynden
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English windan, from Proto-West Germanic *windan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną.
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Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wynden (third-person singular simple present wyndeth, present participle wyndynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative wand, past participle wounden)
- To turn about; to rotate:
- To move or toss about:
- To wrap; to enclose or cover:
- To clothe; to dress.
- (figurative) To blanket; to surround.
- To move ahead; to advance:
- 15th c., “Iohannes baptista [John the Baptist]”, in Wakefield Mystery Plays; Re-edited in George England, Alfred W. Pollard, editors, The Towneley Plays (Early English Text Society Extra Series; LXXI), London: […] Oxford University Press, 1897, →OCLC, page 202:
- Bot, Iohn, weynd thou furth and preche / Agans the folk that doth amys / And to the pepyll the trowthe thou teche; / To rightwys way look thou tham avys
- But John, go forth and preach to the people who do wrong, and teach the people the truth; advise them as to the right way
- (rare) To plait; to weave.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of wynden (strong class 3)
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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Descendants edit
References edit
- “wīnden, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
From wynd + -en (infinitival).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wynden (third-person singular simple present wyndeth, present participle wyndende, wyndynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wynded)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of wynden (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “wīnden, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.