wynden

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English windan, from Proto-West Germanic *windan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną.

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːndən/, /ˈwindən/

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wynden (third-person singular simple present wyndeth, present participle wyndynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative wand, past participle wounden)

  1. To turn about; to rotate:
    1. To twist, wind, or coil.
    2. To encircle; to wrap around.
    3. To wind around; to repeatedly encircle.
    4. To operate the mechanism of a winch or clock.
  2. To move or toss about:
    1. To free from captivity.
    2. (rare, of a path) To meander; to wind.
    3. (cooking, rare) To knead or mix into a mass.
  3. To wrap; to enclose or cover:
    1. To clothe; to dress.
    2. (figurative) To blanket; to surround.
  4. To move ahead; to advance:
    • 15th c., “Iohannes baptista [John the Baptist]”, in Wakefield Mystery Plays; Re-edited in George England, Alfred W. Pollard, editors, The Towneley Plays (Early English Text Society Extra Series; LXXI), London: [] Oxford University Press, 1897, →OCLC, page 202:
      Bot, Iohn, weynd thou furth and preche / Agans the folk that doth amys / And to the pepyll the trowthe thou teche; / To rightwys way look thou tham avys
      But John, go forth and preach to the people who do wrong, and teach the people the truth; advise them as to the right way
    1. To charge or launch ahead.
    2. To spring; to fly out.
  5. (rare) To plait; to weave.
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  • English: wind
  • Scots: wind, wund, win, wun
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Etymology 2

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From wynd +‎ -en (infinitival).

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwindən/, /ˈwiːndən/

Verb

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wynden (third-person singular simple present wyndeth, present participle wyndende, wyndynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wynded)

  1. To ventilate; to air.
  2. To wind (perceive by scent)
  3. (rare) To wind (cause to lack breath)
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