wendan

== Old English == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic *wandijaną, originally ‘to make something twist or wind’, a causative form of *windaną (“to twist”) (whence windan). Cognate with Old Frisian wenda, Old Saxon wendian, Old Dutch wenden, Old High German wenten, Old Norse venda, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wandjan). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈwen.dɑn/ Rhymes: -en.dɑn ==== Verb ==== wendan (transitive, intransitive) to turn late 10th century, Ælfric, "THE PASSION OF THE APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL" late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care c. 994, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year c. 992, Ælfric, “The First Sunday in Lent” (transitive, intransitive) to change late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy to translate late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care (intransitive) to go or depart to happen ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== windan ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: wenden English: wend === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈweːn.dɑn/ Rhymes: -eːn.dɑn ==== Verb ==== wēndan alternative form of wēndon