"bindan" meaning in Old English

See bindan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈbin.dɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|ang|:inh|gmw-pro:*bindan}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰendʰ-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*bindaną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*bindan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "bindan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" }" data-lang="ang" data-title="bindan">, {{root|ang|ine-pro|*bʰendʰ-}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*bindan}} Proto-West Germanic *bindan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*bindaną}} Proto-Germanic *bindaną, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*bʰendʰ-||to bind}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind”) Head templates: {{ang-verb}} bindan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|bindan<s3>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], bindan [infinitive], bindenne [infinitive], binde [first-person, present, singular], band [first-person, past, singular], binst [present, second-person, singular], bintst [present, second-person, singular], bunde [past, second-person, singular], bint [present, singular, third-person], band [past, singular, third-person], bindaþ [plural, present], bundon [past, plural], binde [present, singular], bunde [past, singular], binden [plural, present], bunden [past, plural], bind [imperative, past, present, singular], bindaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], bindende [imperative, present], bunden [imperative, past], ġebunden [imperative, past]
  1. to bind, constrain
    Sense id: en-bindan-ang-verb-wGXosUNE Categories (other): Old English entries with etymon, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Old English entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 52 48
  2. to fasten or join
    Sense id: en-bindan-ang-verb-0G1aykc2 Categories (other): Old English entries with etymon, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Old English entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bebindan, forbindan, ġebindan, onbindan, ymbbindan Related terms: bendan

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "onbindan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ymbbindan"
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      "form": "bindenne",
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      "form": "bunde",
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    {
      "form": "bindaþ",
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    {
      "form": "bundon",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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        "singular"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "binden",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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        "singular"
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        "present"
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      "form": "bindende",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "bunden",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġebunden",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
          "text": "…þæt biþ in eorle · indryhten þēaw,\nþæt hē his ferðlocan · fæste binde,\nhealde his hordcōfan; · hyċġe swā hē wille.",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbin.dɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bindan"
}
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbin.dɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bindan"
}

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