Dictionary:binda

Nynorn

Etymology

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Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

bind [bınd], vb. (impf. band [band], perf. part. bund [bond]), to bind, O.N. binda; corresponding both to Eng. “to bind” and “to tie”; — to b. de coo, to tether the cow in the home-field (bind is here in contrast to knit, to k. de coo, to tie the cow in the byre); sometimes, however, also “to b.”, used of tying up the cow in the byre (e.g. in De^m.). — de eart’ is bund op, the earth has become quite hard owing to continuous wind; see binder and jarbind, sb.

Pronunciation

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Alternate Forms

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Verb

binda

1. bind

Inflection

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Synonyms

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