wynden
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English windan, from Proto-West Germanic *windan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwiːndən/, /ˈwindən/
Verb
wynden (third-person singular simple present wyndeth, present participle wyndynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative wand, past participle wounden)
- To turn about; to rotate:
- To move or toss about:
- To wrap; to enclose or cover:
- To move ahead; to advance:
- 15th c., “Iohannes baptista [John the Baptist]”, in Wakefield Mystery Plays; Re-edited in George England, Alfred W. Pollard, editors, The Towneley Plays (Early English Text Society Extra Series; LXXI), London: […] Oxford University Press, 1897, →OCLC, page 202:
- Bot, Iohn, weynd thou furth and preche / Agans the folk that doth amys / And to the pepyll the trowthe thou teche; / To rightwys way look thou tham avys
- But John, go forth and preach to the people who do wrong, and teach the people the truth; advise them as to the right way
- (rare) To plait; to weave.
Conjugation
Conjugation of wynden (strong class 3)
infinitive | (to) winden, winde | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | winde | wand, wound | |
2nd-person singular | windest | wounde, wand, wound | |
3rd-person singular | windeth, wint | wand, wound | |
subjunctive singular | winde | wounde1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | winden, winde | wounden, wounde | |
imperative plural | windeth, winde | — | |
participles | windynge, windende | wounden, wounde, ywounden, ywounde |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “wīnden, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwindən/, /ˈwiːndən/
Verb
wynden (third-person singular simple present wyndeth, present participle wyndende, wyndynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wynded)
Conjugation
Conjugation of wynden (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) wynden, wynde | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | wynde | wynded | |
2nd-person singular | wyndest | wyndedest | |
3rd-person singular | wyndeth | wynded | |
subjunctive singular | wynde | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | wynden, wynde | wyndeden, wyndede | |
imperative plural | wyndeth, wynde | — | |
participles | wyndynge, wyndende | wynded, ywynded |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms
References
- “wīnden, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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