bindan

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbin.dɑn/

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 3)

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

• bebindan
• forbindan
• ġebindan
• onbindan
• ymbbindan

Related terms

• bendan

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

• Middle Low German: binden
  • Low German: binnen
  • Plautdietsch: binjen

Swedish

Noun

bindan

1. definite singular of binda