bindan

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Conjugation 1.3.2 Descendants

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“‘bind’”). Cognate with Old High German bintan (German binden), Old Norse binda (Swedish binda), Middle Low German binden (Dutch binden). The IE root was also the source of Avestan bendayaiti and Greek πεῖσμα.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'bindɑn/

[edit] Verb

bindan

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

[edit] Conjugation

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

[edit] Descendants

• English: bind