Part of speech: verb
Verb type: strong verb (3)
(p wand sing, wundon pl; p.p. wunden) 1. to wind, turn, twist; 2. to brandish, swing (weapon, etc)
Etymology
[Mod E WIND ← Prot-Germ *wendan, *windan; Goth -windan; O Fris winda; O Sax windan; OHG wintan; O Icel vinda]
Paradigm
4.1.3. - III class
III class | infinitive | past tense singular | past tense plural | past participle |
to tie, bind | bindan | band, bond | bundon | bunden |
to help, assist | helpan | healp | hulpon | holpen |
to cut; to cut down | ceorfan | cearf | curfon | corfen |
to fight, combat | feohtan | feaht | fuhton | fohten |
to pay; to repay | ȝieldan | ȝeald | ȝuldon | ȝolden |
to shake; to swing | breȝdan | bræȝd | bruȝdon | broȝden, breȝden |
to ask, inquire | friȝnan, frínan | fræȝn | fruȝnon, frúnon | fruȝnen, frúnen |
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