Etymology

From Middle DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch#BINDENCategory:Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch#BINDEN binden, from Old DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch#BINDENCategory:Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch#BINDEN *bindan, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#BINDENCategory:Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BINDEN *bindan, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#BINDENCategory:Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BINDEN *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#BINDEN *bʰendʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪndə(n)/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#BINDEN

• Audio:

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  Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#BINDEN
• Hyphenation: bin‧den
• Rhymes: -ɪndənCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/ɪndən#BINDENCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/ɪndən/2 syllables#BINDEN

Verb

bindenCategory:Dutch lemmas#BINDENCategory:Dutch verbs#BINDENCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#BINDENCategory:Pages with entries#BINDENCategory:Pages with 6 entries#BINDEN

1. (transitiveCategory:Dutch transitive verbs#BINDEN) to tie
2. (transitiveCategory:Dutch transitive verbs#BINDEN) to wrap
3. (transitiveCategory:Dutch transitive verbs#BINDEN) to bind (generally, legally/contractually)
4. (intransitiveCategory:Dutch intransitive verbs#BINDEN) to bind, to thicken (of food)

Etymology

From Middle High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Middle High German#BINDENCategory:German terms derived from Middle High German#BINDEN binden, from Old High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Old High German#BINDENCategory:German terms derived from Old High German#BINDEN bintan, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#BINDENCategory:German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BINDEN *bindan, from Proto-GermanicCategory:German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#BINDENCategory:German terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BINDEN *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#BINDEN *bʰendʰ-. Cognate with Low German binnen, binden, Dutch binden, English bind, Danish binde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪndən/, [ˈbɪn.dn̩], [-dən]Category:German 2-syllable words#BINDENCategory:German terms with IPA pronunciation#BINDEN

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

  Category:German terms with audio pronunciation#BINDEN
• Rhymes: -ɪndn̩Category:Rhymes:German/ɪndn̩#BINDENCategory:Rhymes:German/ɪndn̩/2 syllables#BINDEN

Verb

binden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present bindet, past tense band, past participle gebunden, past subjunctive bände, auxiliary haben)Category:German lemmas#BINDENCategory:German verbs#BINDENCategory:German strong verbs#BINDENCategory:German class 3 strong verbs#BINDENCategory:German verbs using haben as auxiliary#BINDENCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#BINDENCategory:Pages with entries#BINDENCategory:Pages with 6 entries#BINDEN

1. (transitiveCategory:German transitive verbs#BINDEN) to bind, to tie, to fasten something by means of a string etc.

   Er hat den Hund an den Zaun gebunden.

   He's bound the dog to the fence.

   Category:German terms with usage examples#BINDEN

   Aus den Zweigen binde ich einen Kranz.

   From the twigs I’ll bind a wreath.

   Category:German terms with usage examples#BINDEN

   ein Buch binden ― to bind a bookCategory:German terms with usage examples#BINDEN

2. (transitiveCategory:German transitive verbs#BINDEN) to tie, to fasten a string etc.

   Ich binde mir die Schuhe. ― I'm tying my shoes.Category:German terms with usage examples#BINDEN

   Sie hat sich einen Zopf gebunden.

   She's tied her hair into a ponytail.

   Category:German terms with usage examples#BINDEN

   Er hat sich einen Schal um den Hals gebunden.

   He's tied a scarf around his neck.

   Category:German terms with usage examples#BINDEN

3. (transitiveCategory:German transitive verbs#BINDEN, often passive voice) to oblige, commit, bind

   Mein Vertrag bindet mich. ― My contract binds me.Category:German terms with usage examples#BINDEN

   Ich bin vertraglich gebunden. ― I'm bound by a contract.Category:German terms with usage examples#BINDEN

4. (reflexiveCategory:German reflexive verbs#BINDEN) to commit oneself, make a commitment (especially for marriage)
5. (transitiveCategory:German transitive verbs#BINDEN) to make congeal, thicken, set, bond
6. (transitiveCategory:German transitive verbs#BINDEN, of substances) to capture; to absorb (carbon dioxide etc.)
7. (intransitiveCategory:German intransitive verbs#BINDEN, of substances) to congeal, thicken, set, bond
8. (phoneticsCategory:de:Phonetics#BINDEN, transitiveCategory:German transitive verbs#BINDEN) to make sandhi, crasis, liaison

   Französische Substantive werden im Singular nicht gebunden.

   There is no liaison with French singular nouns.

   Category:German terms with usage examples#BINDEN

Further reading

• “binden”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎ (in German)
• “binden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “binden” in Duden online
• “binden” in OpenThesaurus.de

Etymology

From Old DutchCategory:Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch#BINDENCategory:Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch#BINDEN *bindan, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#BINDENCategory:Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BINDEN *bindan, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#BINDENCategory:Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BINDEN *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#BINDENCategory:Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#BINDEN *bʰendʰ-.

Verb

bindenCategory:Middle Dutch lemmas#BINDENCategory:Middle Dutch verbs#BINDENCategory:Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header#BINDENCategory:Pages with entries#BINDENCategory:Pages with 6 entries#BINDEN

1. To bind, tie.
2. To tie up.
3. To bind (to an obligation).

Further reading

• “binden (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “binden (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Alternative forms

• bynden

Etymology

From Old EnglishCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Old English#BINDENCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old English#BINDEN bindan, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#BINDENCategory:Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BINDEN *bindan, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#BINDENCategory:Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BINDEN *bindaną; equivalent to bynde +‎ -en (infinitival suffix)Category:Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)#BINDEN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːndən/, /ˈbindən/Category:Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation#BINDEN

Verb

bindenCategory:Middle English lemmas#BINDENCategory:Middle English verbs#BINDENCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#BINDENCategory:Pages with entries#BINDENCategory:Pages with 6 entries#BINDEN

1. To bind, fasten; to make a knot or fastening.
2. To wrap; to enclose in wrapping.
3. To secure, strengthen; to make strong:
   1. To tie up; to strengthen with a knot.
   2. To connect or link (especially by binding):
   3. (figurative) To remember; to keep one's mental connection secure.
   4. (figurative) To strengthen or provide proof for an argument.
4. To take away one's agency; to enthrall:
   1. To restrain a captive; to jail.
   2. To enslave, subordinate, or force.
   3. To enrapture or captivate.
   4. (rareCategory:Middle English terms with rare senses#BINDEN) To take into apprenticeship or training.
5. To enter into a socially binding obligation or agreement:
   1. To enter into a marital relationship; to marry.
   2. (rareCategory:Middle English terms with rare senses#BINDEN, Late Middle EnglishCategory:Late Middle English#BINDEN) To copulate; to have sex.
6. To force or compel (to perform an action):
   1. To obligate; to be forced by societal pressure.
   2. To force (into) a socially binding obligation or agreement.
   3. To mete out or proscribe penalties.
   4. To combine; to join; to make one.
7. To decorate or adorn; to add ornaments on.
8. To evacuate; to induce constipation.
9. To unify or join; to make one.
10. To enclose or surround; to fold as to completely conceal.
11. (rareCategory:Middle English terms with rare senses#BINDEN) To cohere; to enjoin with itself.
12. (rareCategory:Middle English terms with rare senses#BINDEN, figurative) To end or finish; to wrap up (for the sense, compare Modern English wrap up)

References

• “bī̆nden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 April 2018.

Etymology

Inherited from Old High GermanCategory:Middle High German terms inherited from Old High German#BINDENCategory:Middle High German terms derived from Old High German#BINDEN bintan, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#BINDENCategory:Middle High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BINDEN *bindan, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#BINDENCategory:Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BINDEN *bindaną. Cognate with Dutch binden and English bind.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈbindən/Category:Middle High German terms with IPA pronunciation#BINDEN

Verb

binden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present bindet, past tense bant, past participle gebunden, past subjunctive bünde, auxiliary hān)Category:Middle High German lemmas#BINDENCategory:Middle High German verbs#BINDENCategory:Middle High German strong verbs#BINDENCategory:Middle High German class 3 strong verbs#BINDENCategory:Middle High German verbs using hān as auxiliary#BINDENCategory:Middle High German entries with incorrect language header#BINDENCategory:Pages with entries#BINDENCategory:Pages with 6 entries#BINDEN

1. to bind

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “binden”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Etymology

From Old SaxonCategory:Middle Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon#BINDENCategory:Middle Low German terms derived from Old Saxon#BINDEN bindan (“to bind”), from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Middle Low German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#BINDENCategory:Middle Low German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BINDEN *bindan, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Middle Low German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#BINDENCategory:Middle Low German terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BINDEN *bindaną.

Pronunciation

• (originally) IPA^(key): /bɪndən/Category:Middle Low German terms with IPA pronunciation#BINDEN

Verb

bindenCategory:Middle Low German lemmas#BINDENCategory:Middle Low German verbs#BINDENCategory:Middle Low German entries with incorrect language header#BINDENCategory:Pages with entries#BINDENCategory:Pages with 6 entries#BINDEN

1. To bind.