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