gebind

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈbind/

Etymology 1

Related to ġebindan (“to bind”), from Proto-Germanic *gabindaną. Closely related to Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰 (gabinda).

Noun

ġebind n

  1. binding, fastening, bond
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      siþþan ġeāra iū · goldwine mīn(n)e
      hrusan heolstre biwrāh, · ond iċ hēan þonan
      wōd winterċeariġ · ofer waþema ġebind,
      since once, long ago, covered my goldfriend(s)
      with darkness of earth, and poor I thereupon
      traveled sad as winter over binding of waves,
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġebind ġebind
accusative ġebind ġebind
genitive ġebindes ġebinda
dative ġebinde ġebindum

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ġebind

  1. singular imperative of ġebindan
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