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BINDAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
BINDAN, to bindenne; ic binde, ðú bindest, bintst, binst, he bindeþ, bint, pl. bindaþ; p. ic, he band, bond, ðú bunde, pl. bundon; pp. bunden; v. a.
Wright's OE grammar
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To BIND, tie; ligare, alligare
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  • Hió bindan þenceaþ cyningas

    she thinks to bind kings,

      Ps. Th. 149, 8.
  • Fæste binde swearte wealas

    I bind the swart strangers fast,

      Exon. 103 b; Th. 393, 21; Rä. 13, 3.
  • Hrusan [MS. hruse] bindeþ wintres wóma

    the winter's violence binds the earth,

      Exon. 78 a; Th. 292, 21; Wand. 102.
  • Híg bindaþ hefige byrðyna

    alligant onera gravia,

      Mt. Bos. 23, 4.
  • He band hine

    he bound him,

      Gen. 42, 24.
  • Hrím hrusan bond

    frost bound the earth,

      Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 31; Seef. 32.
  • Úser Hǽlend [MS. hælendes] wæs bunden fæste

    our Saviour was bound fast,

      Exon. 116 b; Th. 449, 5; Dóm. 66.
Etymology
[Chauc. binde: Laym. binde, binden: Orm. bindenn: O. Sax. bindan: Frs. bynnen: O. Frs. binda: Dut. Ger. M. H. Ger. binden: O. H. Ger. bintan: Goth. bindan: Dan. binde: Swed. binda: O. Nrs. binda.]
Derived forms
DER. an-bindan, be-, for-, ge-, in- [ = un-], on- [ = un-], un-, ymb-.
Linked entries
v.  a-búnden band.
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