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 purr (of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat)

Etymology 2

From English spin. Related to the previous term.

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

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

spinde

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