spinde

See also: Spinde

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spenə/, [ˈsb̥enə]

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of spinde

active passive present spinder spindes past spandt — infinitive spinde spindes imperative spind — participle present spindende past spundet (auxiliary verb have) gerund spinden

Etymology 2

From English spin. Related to the previous term.

Alternative forms

• spinne

Verb

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of spinde

active passive present spinder spindes past spandt — infinitive spinde spindes imperative spind — participle present spindende past spundet (auxiliary verb have) gerund spinden

References

• “spinde” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

spinde

1. inflection of spinnen:
   1. singular past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive