sind

A borrowing from Middle Low German sin (“sense, perception, mind”), from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz

• IPA^(key): /ˈsen/, [ˈsenˀ]

sind n (singular definite sindet, plural indefinite sind)

1. mind
2. temper, disposition

• have i sinde at
• i sit stille sind

• “sind” in Den Danske Ordbog

sind

1. partitive singular of sina

• IPA^(key): /zɪnt/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /zɪn/ (colloquial; chiefly central and southern Germany)

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sind

1. First-person plural present of sein.

   Wir sind hier. - We are here.

2. Third-person plural present of sein.

   (polite) Wo sind Sie? - Where are you?

   Da sind sie. - There they are.

Colloquially, the verb may contract with the following pronoun wir (“we”) into the form simmer.

sind

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳

• sinden

From Old English sind, plural present indicative of wesan (“to be”), from Proto-Germanic *sindi, third-person plural present indicative of *wesaną (“to be, become”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.

sind

1. (Early Middle English) Plural present indicative form of been

The usual plural form of been is aren in the North, been in the Midlands, and beth in the South; sind also existed, especially early on, but was not the predominant form in any area.

From Proto-Germanic *sindi, third-person plural present indicative of *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sénti, third-person plural present indicative of *h₁ésti.

• IPA^(key): /sind/

sind

1. all persons plural present indicative of wesan

sind ?

1. way
2. travel

• synd

From Middle English sinden (“to wash, rinse out”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Norse synda (“to swim”).

sind

1. (transitive) To rinse; swill; wash.