bindan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“bind”). Cognate with Old Saxon bindan, Old English bindan, Old High German bintan, Old Norse binda.

Verb

bindan

1. to bind, to join

Conjugation

Conjugation of bindan

indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	bindu	bant
2nd person singular	bindis(t)	bundi
3rd person singular	bindit	bant
1st person plural	bindon	bundun
2nd person plural	bindet	bundut
3rd person plural	bindunt	bundun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	binde	bundi
2nd person singular	bindes(t)	bundis(t)
3rd person singular	binde	bundi
1st person plural	binden	bundin
2nd person plural	bindet	bundit
3rd person plural	bindent	bundint
imperative	present	—
singular	bint
plural	bindet
participle	present	past
	bindandi	gebundon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: binden
  • Dutch: binden

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“bind”). Cognate with Old Saxon bindan (Low German binnen), Old Dutch bindan (Dutch binden), Old High German bintan (German binden), Old Norse binda (Danish binde, Swedish binda), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (bindan). The Indo-European root was also the source of Avestan bendayaiti and Greek πεῖσμα.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbindɑn/

Verb

bindan (strong class III)

1. to bind, constrain
2. to fasten or join

Conjugation

Conjugation of bindan (strong class IIIa)

indicative	present	preterite
1st-person singular	binde	band
2nd-person singular	bindest	bunde
3rd-person singular	bindeþ	band
plural	bindaþ	bundon
subjunctive	present	preterite
singular	binde	bunde
plural	binden	bunden
imperative
singular	bind
plural	bindaþ
participle	present	past
	bindende	(ġe)bunden

Descendants

• Middle English: binden
  • English: bind

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“bind”). Cognate with Old Dutch bindan, Old English bindan, Old High German bintan, Old Norse binda, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (bindan).

Verb

bindan

1. to bind, to join

Conjugation

Conjugation of bindan

indicative	present	preterite
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	(gi)bundan

Decendants

• Middle Low German: binden
  • Low German: binnen

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Swedish

Noun

bindan

1. definite singular of binda