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ge-bindan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
ge-bindan, ic -binde, ðú -bintst, -binst, he -bint, pl. -bindaþ; p. ic, he -band, -bond, ðú -bunde, pl. -bundon; pp. -bunden [ge-, bindan to bind, tie] 1.
Wright's OE grammar
§651;
to bind, tie up; lĭgāre, allĭgāre, vincīre, constringĕre
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  • Hine nān man ne mihte gebindan

    neque quisquam pŏtĕrat eum lĭgāre,

    • Mk. Bos. 5, 3: 6, 17
      • ;
    • Cd. 184; Th. 230, 6
      • ;
    • Dan. 229
      • :
    • Salm. Kmbl. 556
      • ;
    • Sal. 277
      • .

  • Sorg and slǽp earmne ánhogan oft gebindaþ

    sorrow and sleep often bind a poor lone-dweller,

    • Exon. 77 a; Th. 288, 33
      • ;
    • Wand. 40
      • .

  • Ðú mec fæste fetrum gebunde

    thou didst bind me fast with fetters,

    • Exon. 72 a; Th. 268, 17
      • ;
    • Jul. 433: 98 a; Th. 368, 28
      • ;
    • Seel. 31
      • .

  • He geband ðá his sunu

    cum alligasset fīlium suum.

    • Gen. 22, 9
      • :
    • Homl. Th. ii. 414, 18
      • :
    • Cd. 23; Th. 29, 3
      • ;
    • Gen. 444
      • :
    • Beo. Th. 845
      • ;
    • B. 420
      • .

  • Ðære moldan sumne dǽl he gebond on his sceáte

    a part of the mould he tied up in his clothing,

    • Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 23
      • :
    • Exon. 18 b; Th.46, 5
      • ;
    • Cri. 732
      • .

  • Hie handa gebundon

    they bound the hands,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 96
      • ;
    • An. 48: 2446
      • ;
    • An. 1224
      • .

  • Ceácan heora gewríþ oððe gebind

    maxillas eōrum constringe,

    • Ps. Spl. 31, 12
      • .

  • Gif he hí ne gebunde

    if he had not bound them,

    • Bt. 35, 2; Fox 158, 1. note, MS. Cot
      • .

  • Se wæs gebunden

    qui ĕrat vinctus,

    • Mk. Bos. 15, 7
      • :
    • Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 31, 32
      • :
    • Cd. 35; Th. 45, 30
      • ;
    • Gen. 734
      • :
    • Exon. 13 a; Th. 23, 7
      • ;
    • Cri. 365
      • :
    • Andr. Kmbl. 2792
      • ;
    • An. 1398
      • :
    • Bt. Met. Fox 5, 78
      • ;
    • Met. 5, 39
      • :
    • Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 11
      • ;
    • Jud. 115
      • ;
    • Beo. Th. 3490
      • ;
    • B. 1743
      • .

  • Wæs his gewuna ðæt he him forgeáfe ǽnne gebundenne

    sŏlēbat dimittĕre illis ūnum ex vinctis,

    • Mk. Bos. 15, 6
      • :
    • Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 33
      • :
    • Chr. 796; Erl. 58, 12
      • :
    • Exon. 102 b; Th. 387, 20
      • ;
    • Rä. 5, 8
      • .

  • He gehýrde heáh gnornunge ðæra ðe gebundene bitere wǽron

    audīvit gĕmĭtum vincŭlātōrum,

    • Ps. Th. 101, 18
      • :
    • Cd. 19; Th. 24, 18
      • ;
    • Gen. 379
      • :
    • Andr. Kmbl. 1893
      • ;
    • An. 949
      • .
to deceive [?]; fallĕre
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  • He hine on ðære wénunge [wenunge Thorpe] geband

    he deceived him in that hope,

    • Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 59, 25
      • .
Etymology
[
Goth. ga-bindan
:
O. Sax. gi-bindan
.]
Linked entries
v.  ge-bond ge-bunden.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-bindan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/13679.

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