binden

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Dutch [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle Dutch, from Old Dutch bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-. Cognate with Low German binnen, German binden, West Frisian bine, English bind, Danish binde.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈbɪn.də(n)/
  • (file)

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binden

  1. to tie.

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German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle High German binden, from Old High German bintan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-. Cognate with Low German binnen, Dutch binden, English bind, Danish binde.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈbɪndn̩/, /ˈbɪndən/

Verb [edit]

binden (class 3 strong, third-person singular simple present bindet, past tense band, past participle gebunden, past subjunctive bände, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to tie up; to fasten; to bind together
    eines Buch binden — “to bind a book”
  2. (transitive) to knot
  3. (intransitive) to congeal; to thicken; to set; to bond
  4. (reflexive) to become involved; to commit (oneself)

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Middle High German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old High German bintan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną. Cognate with Dutch binden and English bind.

Verb [edit]

binden

  1. to bind

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