vinda
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse vinda, from Proto-Germanic *windaną.
Verb
vinda (third person singular past indicative vant, third person plural past indicative vundu, supine vundið)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of vinda (group v-45) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vinda | |
| supine | vundið | |
| participle (a26)1 | vindandi | vundin |
| present | past | |
| first singular | vindi | vant |
| second singular | vindur | vanst |
| third singular | vindur | vant |
| plural | vinda | vundu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | vind! | |
| plural | vindið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese viĩda (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria): participle of the verb vir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbindɐ]
Noun
vinda f (plural vindas)
Related terms
References
- “viinda” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “vinda” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “vinda” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “vinda” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪnta/
- Rhymes: -ɪnta
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vinda, from Proto-Germanic *windaną.
Verb
vinda (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative vatt, third-person plural past indicative undu, supine undið)
Conjugation
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að vinda | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
undið | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
vindandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég vind | við vindum | present (nútíð) |
ég vindi | við vindum |
| þú vindur | þið vindið | þú vindir | þið vindið | ||
| hann, hún, það vindur | þeir, þær, þau vinda | hann, hún, það vindi | þeir, þær, þau vindi | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég vatt | við undum | past (þátíð) |
ég yndi | við yndum |
| þú vast | þið unduð | þú yndir | þið ynduð | ||
| hann, hún, það vatt | þeir, þær, þau undu | hann, hún, það yndi | þeir, þær, þau yndu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
vind (þú) | vindið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| vittu | vindiði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að vindast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
undist | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
vindandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég vinst | við vindumst | present (nútíð) |
ég vindist | við vindumst |
| þú vinst | þið vindist | þú vindist | þið vindist | ||
| hann, hún, það vinst | þeir, þær, þau vindast | hann, hún, það vindist | þeir, þær, þau vindist | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég vast | við undumst | past (þátíð) |
ég yndist | við yndumst |
| þú vast | þið undust | þú yndist | þið yndust | ||
| hann, hún, það vast | þeir, þær, þau undust | hann, hún, það yndist | þeir, þær, þau yndust | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
- (þú) | - (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| -u | -i * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
| strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
undinn | undin | undið | undnir | undnar | undin | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
undinn | undna | undið | undna | undnar | undin | |
| dative (þágufall) |
undnum | undinni | undnu | undnum | undnum | undnum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
undins | undinnar | undins | undinna | undinna | undinna | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
undni | undna | undna | undnu | undnu | undnu | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
undna | undnu | undna | undnu | undnu | undnu | |
| dative (þágufall) |
undna | undnu | undna | undnu | undnu | undnu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
undna | undnu | undna | undnu | undnu | undnu | |
Synonyms
- (to twist): snúa
Declension
Norwegian Nynorsk
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *windaną, whence also modern English wind.
Verb
vinda (singular past indicative vatt, plural past indicative undu, past participle undinn)
- (transitive, with accusative) to twist, wring, squeeze, wind
- (transitive, with accusative) to wind, hoist (up)
- (transitive, with dative) to turn, swing
- hǫfði vatt þá Gunnarr ok Hǫgna til sagði
- Gunnar turned his head and spoke to Hogni
- vinda eldskíðu í nærfrarnar
- to hurl a burning brand on the roof
- vindr upp sjóðnum
- he suddenly lifted up the moneybag
- (reflexive) to make a sudden movement, turn oneself quickly
Conjugation
| infinitive | vinda | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | vindandi | |
| past participle | undinn | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | vind | vatt |
| 2nd-person singular | vindr | vazt |
| 3rd-person singular | vindr | vatt |
| 1st-person plural | vindum | undum |
| 2nd-person plural | vindið | unduð |
| 3rd-person plural | vinda | undu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | vinda | ynda |
| 2nd-person singular | vindir | yndir |
| 3rd-person singular | vindi | yndi |
| 1st-person plural | vindim | yndim |
| 2nd-person plural | vindið | yndið |
| 3rd-person plural | vindi | yndi |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | vitt | |
| 1st-person plural | vindum | |
| 2nd-person plural | vindið | |
| infinitive | vindask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | vindandisk | |
| past participle | undizk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | vindumk | undumk |
| 2nd-person singular | vinzk | vazk |
| 3rd-person singular | vinzk | vazk |
| 1st-person plural | vindumsk | undumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | vindizk | unduzk |
| 3rd-person plural | vindask | undusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | vindumk | yndumk |
| 2nd-person singular | vindisk | yndisk |
| 3rd-person singular | vindisk | yndisk |
| 1st-person plural | vindimsk | yndimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | vindizk | yndizk |
| 3rd-person plural | vindisk | yndisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | vizk | |
| 1st-person plural | vindumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | vindizk | |
Descendants
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
vinda
- inflection of vindr:
- positive degree strong feminine accusative singular
- positive degree strong masculine accusative plural
- positive degree weak masculine oblique singular
- positive degree weak feminine nominative singular
- positive degree weak neuter singular
References
- “vinda”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse vinda, from Proto-Germanic *windaną.
Conjugation
| present | past | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vinda | — | |||
| participle | vindandi, vindande | undin | |||
| active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | vinder | vindi, vinde | — | vant | undi, unde |
| þū | vinder | vindi, vinde | vind | *vanst | undi, unde |
| han | vinder | vindi, vinde | — | vant | undi, unde |
| vīr | vindum, vindom | vindum, vindom | vindum, vindom | undum, undom | undum, undom |
| īr | vindin | vindin | vindin | undin | undin |
| þēr | vinda | vindin | — | undu, undo | undin |
| mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | vinds | vindis, vindes | — | vants | undis, undes |
| þū | vinds | vindis, vindes | — | *vansts | undis, undes |
| han | vinds | vindis, vindes | — | vants | undis, undes |
| vīr | vindums, -oms | vindums, vindoms | — | undums, undoms | undums, undoms |
| īr | vindins | vindins | — | undins | undins |
| þēr | vindas | vindins | — | undus, undos | undins |
Descendants
- Swedish: vinda
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese vĩida, feminine of the past participle of the verb vĩir (modern vir).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvĩ.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvĩ.da/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈvĩ.dɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbĩ.dɐ/
- Hyphenation: vin‧da
Derived terms
Swedish

Etymology 1
From Old Norse vinda, from Proto-Germanic *windaną.
Conjugation
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vinda | vindas | ||
| Supine | vindat | vindats | ||
| Imperative | vinda | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vinden | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vindar | vindade | vindas | vindades |
| Ind. plural1 | vinda | vindade | vindas | vindades |
| Subjunctive2 | vinde | vindade | vindes | vindades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vindande | |||
| Past participle | vindad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||

Derived terms
- vindögd (“having a squint”)
Noun
vinda c
- a swift, a tool to bundle (twist, wind) yarn
- a plant of the genus Convolvulus, bindweed
Declension
| Declension of vinda | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | vinda | vindan | vindor | vindorna |
| Genitive | vindas | vindans | vindors | vindornas |
Derived terms
- (tool): nystvinda, torkvinda
- (plant): rosenvinda, snårvinda, vindeväxt, åkervinda