bendan
See also: bèndàn
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bandijan, from Proto-Germanic *bandijaną (“to bind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈben.dɑn/
Verb
bendan
Conjugation
Conjugation of bendan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | bendan | bendenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | bende | bende |
| second person singular | bendest, benst, bentst | bendest |
| third person singular | bendeþ, bent | bende |
| plural | bendaþ | bendon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | bende | bende |
| plural | benden | benden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | bend | |
| plural | bendaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| bendende | bended | |
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “bendan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Old Norse
Noun
bendan
- definite nominative singular of benda