eldertongue

Old English · verb

bendan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈben.dɑn/
Syllables
ˈben · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
bendbind

Meaning

  1. to bind

  2. to bend a bow

Conjugation

Conjugation of bendan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bendebende
2nd singular bendestbenstbentstbendest
3rd singular bendeþbentbende
Plural bendaþbendon
Subjunctive
Singular bendebende
Plural bendenbenden
Non-finite forms of bendan
Form
Infinitive bendan
Inflected infinitive bendenne
Imperative singular bend
Imperative plural bendaþ
Present participle bendende
Past participle bended

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bandijan, from Proto-Germanic *bandijaną (“to bind”).

Descendants

bend

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