binda

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse binda, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.

Verb

binda

1. to bind, to tie

Conjugation

Conjugation of binda — active

infinitive	binda
present participle	bindend
supine	bundið
indicative	present	past
1st singular	bind	band
2nd singular	bind	band
3rd singular	bind	band
1st plural	bindum	bandum
2nd plural	bindið	bandið
3rd plural	binda	bandu
imperative	present
2nd singular	bind
1st plural	bindum
2nd plural	bindið

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Faroese

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Old Norse binda, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪnta/
• Rhymes: -ɪnta

Verb

binda (third person singular past indicative bant, third person plural past indicative bundu, supine bundið)

1. to bind, to tie
2. to knit

Conjugation

Conjugation of binda (group v-45)
infinitive	binda
supine	bundið
participle (a26)1	bindandi	bundin
	present	past
first singular	bindi	bant
second singular	bindur	banst
third singular	bindur	bant
plural	binda	bundu
	imperative
singular	bind!
plural	bindið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Icelandic

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Old Norse binda, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪnta/
• Rhymes: -ɪnta

Verb

binda (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative batt, third-person plural past indicative bundu, supine bundið)

1. (transitive, with accusative) to tie, to bind

Conjugation

binda — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að binda
supine (sagnbót)		bundið
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		bindandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég bind	við bindum	present (nútíð)	ég bindi	við bindum
	þú bindur	þið bindið		þú bindir	þið bindið
	hann, hún, það bindur	þeir, þær, þau binda		hann, hún, það bindi	þeir, þær, þau bindi
past (þátíð)	ég batt	við bundum	past (þátíð)	ég byndi	við byndum
	þú bast	þið bunduð		þú byndir	þið bynduð
	hann, hún, það batt	þeir, þær, þau bundu		hann, hún, það byndi	þeir, þær, þau byndu
imperative (boðháttur)	bind (þú)	bindið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	bittu	bindiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

bindast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að bindast
supine (sagnbót)		bundist
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		bindandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég binst	við bindumst	present (nútíð)	ég bindist	við bindumst
	þú binst	þið bindist		þú bindist	þið bindist
	hann, hún, það binst	þeir, þær, þau bindast		hann, hún, það bindist	þeir, þær, þau bindist
past (þátíð)	ég bast	við bundumst	past (þátíð)	ég byndist	við byndumst
	þú bast	þið bundust		þú byndist	þið byndust
	hann, hún, það bast	þeir, þær, þau bundust		hann, hún, það byndist	þeir, þær, þau byndust
imperative (boðháttur)	binst (þú)	bindist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	binstu	bindisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

bundinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	bundinn	bundin	bundið		bundnir	bundnar	bundin
accusative (þolfall)	bundinn	bundna	bundið		bundna	bundnar	bundin
dative (þágufall)	bundnum	bundinni	bundnu		bundnum	bundnum	bundnum
genitive (eignarfall)	bundins	bundinnar	bundins		bundinna	bundinna	bundinna
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	bundni	bundna	bundna		bundnu	bundnu	bundnu
accusative (þolfall)	bundna	bundnu	bundna		bundnu	bundnu	bundnu
dative (þágufall)	bundna	bundnu	bundna		bundnu	bundnu	bundnu
genitive (eignarfall)	bundna	bundnu	bundna		bundnu	bundnu	bundnu

Related terms

• band

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German winda (“winch”), also wazzarwinda (“water powered winch”), cognate with German Winde.

Noun

binda f (plural binde)

1. jack (tool)

Anagrams

• bandi, bandì

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• bindene

Noun

binda n

1. definite plural of bind

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

binda n

1. definite plural of bind

Verb

binda (imperative bind, present tense bind, simple past batt, past participle bunde/bundi, present participle bindande)

1. to bind; to put together in a cover
2. to bind; to compel

   Ein bindande ed

   A binding oath

3. to tie; to fasten with ropes or strings

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Old Frisian

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Germanic *bindaną.

Verb

binda

1. to bind

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Helgoland: bin

  Föhr-Amrum and Sylt: binj

  Mooring: bine

• Saterland Frisian: biende
• West Frisian: bine

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Old Norse

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-. Germanic cognates include Old English bindan (English bind), Old Saxon bindan (Low German binnen), Middle Dutch binden (Dutch binden), Old High German bintan (German binden), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (bindan).

Verb

binda

1. to bind, tie

Conjugation

Conjugation of binda — active (strong class 3)

infinitive	binda
present participle	bindandi
past participle	bundinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	bind	batt
2nd-person singular	bindr	bazt
3rd-person singular	bindr	batt
1st-person plural	bindum	bundum
2nd-person plural	bindið	bunduð
3rd-person plural	binda	bundu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	binda	bynda
2nd-person singular	bindir	byndir
3rd-person singular	bindi	byndi
1st-person plural	bindim	byndim
2nd-person plural	bindið	byndið
3rd-person plural	bindi	byndi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	bitt
1st-person plural	bindum
2nd-person plural	bindið

Conjugation of binda — mediopassive (strong class 3)

infinitive	bindask
present participle	bindandisk
past participle	bundizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	bindumk	bundumk
2nd-person singular	binzk	bazk
3rd-person singular	binzk	bazk
1st-person plural	bindumsk	bundumsk
2nd-person plural	bindizk	bunduzk
3rd-person plural	bindask	bundusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	bindumk	byndumk
2nd-person singular	bindisk	byndisk
3rd-person singular	bindisk	byndisk
1st-person plural	bindimsk	byndimsk
2nd-person plural	bindizk	byndizk
3rd-person plural	bindisk	byndisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	bizk
1st-person plural	bindumsk
2nd-person plural	bindizk

Descendants

• Danish: binde
• Faroese: binda
• Icelandic: binda

• Norwegian: binde
• Old Swedish: binda
  • Swedish: binda

References

• “binda”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse binda, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.

Verb

binda

1. to bind, tie

Conjugation

Conjugation of binda (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	binda			—
participle	bindandi, bindande			bundin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	binder	bindi, binde	—	bant	bundi, bunde
þū	binder	bindi, binde	bint	bant	bundi, bunde
han	binder	bindi, binde	—	bant	bundi, bunde
vīr	bindum, bindom	bindum, bindom	bindum, bindom	bundum, bundom	bundum, bundom
īr	bindin	bindin	bindin	bundin	bundin
þēr	binda	bindin	—	bundu, bundo	bundin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	binds	bindis, bindes	—	bants	bundis, bundes
þū	binds	bindis, bindes	—	bants	bundis, bundes
han	binds	bindis, bindes	—	bants	bundis, bundes
vīr	bindums, -oms	bindums, bindoms	—	bundums, bundoms	bundums, bundoms
īr	bindins	bindins	—	bundins	bundins
þēr	bindas	bindins	—	bundus, bundos	bundins

Descendants

• Swedish: binda

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Swedish

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Old Swedish binda, from Old Norse binda, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Noun

binda c

1. a compress
2. a sanitary napkin

Declension

Declension of binda
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	binda	bindan	bindor	bindorna
Genitive	bindas	bindans	bindors	bindornas

See also

• förband

Verb

binda

1. to bind; to put together in a cover
2. to bind; to compel

   En bindande ed

   A binding oath

3. to tie; to fasten with ropes or strings

Conjugation

Conjugation of binda (class 3 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	binda		bindas
Supine	bundit		bundits
Imperative	bind		—
Imper. plural1	binden		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	binder	band	binds, bindes	bands
Ind. plural1	binda	bundo	bindas	bundos
Subjunctive2	binde	bunde	bindes	bundes
	Participles
Present participle	bindande
Past participle	bunden
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• bind
• bindel
• bindning
• fastbinda
• förbinda
• inbinda
• ombinda
• uppbinda