hinde

See also: Hinde

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /henə/, [ˈhenə]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish hinnæ, from Old Norse hinna, from Proto-Germanic *hinnǭ, cognate with Swedish hinna.

Noun

hinde c (singular definite hinden, plural indefinite hinder)

1. membrane
2. film
3. pellicle

Inflection

Declension of hinde

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hinde	hinden	hinder	hinderne
genitive	hindes	hindens	hinders	hindernes

References

• “hinde” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “Hinde,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hinna (“to reach”), from Proto-Germanic *hinþaną, cognate with Swedish hinna (“to have sufficient time”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (frahinþan, “to take captive”).

Verb

hinde (past tense hindede, past participle hindet)

1. (obsolete) to reach, catch up with
   • 1822, N.F.S. Grundtvig, Saxo Grammaticus: Danmarks Krønike fordansket, vol. 3, p. 234 / https://books.google.dk/books?id=MDYjAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA234&lpg=PA234:

     Men det var umueligt at hinde dem, saa overmaade raske Seilere som de var.

     However, it was impossible to catch up with them, since they were so immensely quick sailors.

Inflection

Inflection of hinde

	present	past
simple	hinder	hindede
perfect	har hindet	havde hindet
passive	hindes	hindedes
participle	hindende	hindet
imperative	hind	—
infinitive	hinde	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	hinden	—

References

• “hinde,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• hinder

Noun

hinde c

1. indefinite plural of hind

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hinde, from Old Dutch *hind, from Proto-West Germanic *hindi, from Proto-Germanic *hindiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɪndə/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: hin‧de
• Rhymes: -ɪndə

Noun

hinde f (plural hindes, diminutive hindetje n)

1. A doe or hind; a female deer.
   • 1968, Willem Johan van der Molen & Jan Wit, "Evenals een moede hinde" (psalm 42).

     Evenals een moede hinde / naar het klare water smacht, / schreeuwt mijn ziel om God te vinden / die ik ademloos verwacht.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)