Part of speech: verb
Verb type: strong verb (3)
to enwrap, envelop, swathe; to wind round
Etymology
[← bi- pref + *windan v (Prot-Germ *wendan, *windan “to wind”); OE bewindan ; O Sax biwindan; OHG biwintan (Mod G bewinden)]
Concordance
biwand - 3 pers, sing, p, indicat - Matth. XXVII, 59; Mrk. XV, 46; Luk. II, 7
biwundans - p.p. - Luk. II, 12
biwundans - p.p. - Luk. II, 12
Paradigm
4.1.1.3.
In the combination sonant + occlusive, r, l, m, n were initially syllable-forming sounds, but already in the Common Germanic period, before r, l, m, n there began to appear the so-called epenthetic (inserted) vowel, which in Gothic always produced [-u-]
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III class | infinitive | preterite singular | preterite plural | past participle |
normal grade | normal grade | zero grade | zero grade | |
i/ă | -i- | -a- | zero | zero |
additional element of vowel gradation for this class is sonant + any consonant, e.g. -nd-, -rþ-, etc. | i + nd = ind | a + nd = and | epenthetic u + nd = und | epenthetic u + nd = und |
to bind; to tie | bindan | band | bundum | bundans |
i + rþ = airþ [-ɛ-] | a + rþ = arþ | epenthetic au [-o-] + rþ = aurþ [-orþ-] | epenthetic au [-o-] + rþ = aurþ [-orþ-] | |
to become, turn into something | wairþan [-ɛ-] |
warþ | waúrþum [-o-] |
waúrþans [-o-] |
See the complete paradigm of the conjugation of strong verbs
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