bindan

bindan

1. romanization of 𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽

From Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbin.dɑn/

bindan

1. to bind, constrain
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     …þæt biþ in eorle · indryhten þēaw,
     þæt hē his ferðlocan · fæste binde,
     healde his hordcōfan; · hyċġe swā hē wille.

     …that a noble habit is in a brave man,
     that he would tightly bind his spirit,
     keep his treasure-chamber; think as he want.

2. to fasten or join

• bebindan
• forbindan
• ġebindan
• onbindan
• ymbbindan

• bendan

• Middle English: binden, bynden
  • English: bind
  • Scots: bind

From Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“bind”).

bindan

1. to bind, to join

• Middle Low German: binden
  • Low German: binnen, binden
  • Plautdietsch: binjen

bindan

1. definite singular of binda