winden

See also: Winden

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

winden

  1. to wind (turn coils of something around)
Inflection
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 windwond
2nd person sing. (jij) windtwond
2nd person sing. (u) windtwond
2nd person sing. (gij) windtwondt
3rd person singular windtwond
plural windenwonden
subjunctive sing.1 windewonde
subjunctive plur.1 windenwonden
imperative sing. wind
imperative plur.1 windt
participles windendgewonden
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: wind

Noun

winden

  1. plural of wind

German

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪndən/, [ˈvɪn.dn̩], [ˈʋɪn-], [-dən]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪndn̩

Verb

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

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Verb

winden

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

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive winden
3rd sg. past want
3rd pl. past wonden
Past participle gewonden
Infinitive winden
In genitive windens
In dative windene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular winde want
2nd singular wints, windes wonts, wondes
3rd singular wint, windet want
1st plural winden wonden
2nd plural wint, windet wont, wondet
3rd plural winden wonden
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular winde wonde
2nd singular wints, windes wondes
3rd singular winde wonde
1st plural winden wonden
2nd plural wint, windet wondet
3rd plural winden wonden
Imperative Present
Singular wint, winde
Plural wint, windet
Present Past
Participle windende gewonden

Descendants

  • Dutch: winden
  • Limburgish: winje

Further reading

  • winden”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “winden (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Verb

winden

  1. Alternative form of wynden (to wind)

Verb

winden

  1. Alternative form of wynden (to wind)
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