wendan

See also: wend an

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wandijaną, originally ‘to make something twist or wind’, a causative form of *windaną (“to wreathe, twist”) (whence windan). Cognate with Old Frisian wenda, Old Saxon wendian, Old Dutch wenden (Dutch wenden), Old High German wenten (German wenden), Old Norse venda (Danish vende, Swedish vända), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wandjan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwendɑn/

Verb

wendan

  1. (West Saxon) (transitive) to turn or change position
  2. (West Saxon) to change direction (of)
  3. (West Saxon) (transitive & intransitive) to change or alter
  4. (West Saxon) (intransitive) to go or depart
  5. (West Saxon) to take place or happen

Conjugation
Conjugation of wendan (weak class 1)
infinitive wendan tō wendenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular wende wende
2nd-person singular wendest wendest
3rd-person singular wendeþ wende
plural wendaþ wendon
subjunctive present past
singular wende wende
plural wenden wenden
imperative
singular wend
plural wendaþ
participle present past
wendende (ġe)wended

Derived terms

Descendants
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