See also: Winden

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch winden, from Old Dutch *windan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną.

Verb

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winden

  1. to wind (turn coils of something around)
Conjugation
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Conjugation of winden (strong class 3a)
infinitive winden
past singular wond
past participle gewonden
infinitive winden
gerund winden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wind wond
2nd person sing. (jij) windt, wind2 wond
2nd person sing. (u) windt wond
2nd person sing. (gij) windt wondt
3rd person singular windt wond
plural winden wonden
subjunctive sing.1 winde wonde
subjunctive plur.1 winden wonden
imperative sing. wind
imperative plur.1 windt
participles windend gewonden
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: wind

Etymology 2

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Noun

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winden

  1. plural of wind

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German winden, from Old High German wintan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną. Cognate with Low German and Dutch winden, English wind, Danish vinde, Swedish vinda.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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winden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present windet, past tense wand, past participle gewunden, past subjunctive wände, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to wind
  2. (transitive) to twist, twirl
  3. (reflexive) to squirm, writhe
  4. (reflexive, figurative) to squirm, hedge, to speak in an indirect or circumlocutory way (as of something emberrassing etc.)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • winden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • winden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • winden” in Duden online
  • winden” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *windan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną.

Verb

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winden

  1. to turn, to bend
  2. to wring, to twist
  3. to wrap
  4. to wind
  5. to lift, to hoist

Inflection

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Strong class 3
Infinitive winden
3rd sg. past want
3rd pl. past wonden
Past participle gewonden
Infinitive winden
In genitive windens
In dative windene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular winde want
2nd singular wints, windes wonts, wondes
3rd singular wint, windet want
1st plural winden wonden
2nd plural wint, windet wont, wondet
3rd plural winden wonden
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular winde wonde
2nd singular wints, windes wondes
3rd singular winde wonde
1st plural winden wonden
2nd plural wint, windet wondet
3rd plural winden wonden
Imperative Present
Singular wint, winde
Plural wint, windet
Present Past
Participle windende gewonden

Descendants

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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winden

  1. Alternative form of wynden (to wind)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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winden

  1. Alternative form of wynden (to wind)