spinde

• IPA^(key): /spenə/, [ˈsb̥enə]

From Old Norse spinna, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną. Compare Swedish and Icelandic spinna, Norwegian Bokmål spinne, English spin, Dutch and German spinnen.

spinde (imperative spind, present spinder, past spandt, past participle n spundet, c spunden, pl spundne)

1. to spin (to make yarn)
2. to purr (of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat)

From English spin. Related to the previous term.

spinde (imperative spind, infinitive at spinde, present tense spinder, past tense spandt, perfect tense har spundet)

1. to spin (to turn around quickly)
2. (rare) fishing with a spinner

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spinde

1. singular past indicative and subjunctive of spinnen