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winden

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch winden, from Old Dutch *windan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną.

Verb

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winden

  1. to wind (turn coils of something around)
Conjugation
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Conjugation of winden (strong class 3a)
infinitive winden
past singular wond
past participle gewonden
infinitive winden
gerund winden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wind wond
2nd person sing. (jij) windt, wind2 wond
2nd person sing. (u) windt wond
2nd person sing. (gij) windt wondt
3rd person singular windt wond
plural winden wonden
subjunctive sing.1 winde wonde
subjunctive plur.1 winden wonden
imperative sing. wind
imperative plur.1 windt
participles windend gewonden
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: wind

Etymology 2

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Noun

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winden

  1. plural of wind

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German winden, from Old High German wintan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną. Cognate with Low German and Dutch winden, English wind, Danish vinde, Swedish vinda.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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winden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present windet, past tense wand, past participle gewunden, past subjunctive wände, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to wind
  2. (transitive) to twist, twirl
  3. (reflexive) to squirm, writhe
  4. (reflexive, figurative) to squirm, hedge, to speak in an indirect or circumlocutory way (as of something emberrassing etc.)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • winden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • winden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • winden” in Duden online
  • winden” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *windan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną.

Verb

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winden

  1. to turn, to bend
  2. to wring, to twist
  3. to wrap
  4. to wind
  5. to lift, to hoist

Inflection

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Conjugation of winden (strong class 3)
infinitive base form winden
genitive windens
dative windene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular winde want winde wonde
2nd person singular wints, windes wonts, wondes wints, windes wondes
3rd person singular wint, windet want winde wonde
1st person plural winden wonden winden wonden
2nd person plural wint, windet wont, wondet wint, windet wondet
3rd person plural winden wonden winden wonden
imperative
singular wint, winde
plural wint, windet
present past
participle windende gewonden

Descendants

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Further reading

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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winden

  1. alternative form of wynden (to wind)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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winden

  1. alternative form of wynden (to wind)