pynden

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old English *pyndan (and derived ġepyndan), from Proto-West Germanic *pundijan; compare pound.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːndən/, /ˈpindən/
  • (Southern, Western) IPA(key): /ˈpyːnd(ə)/, /ˈpynd(ə)/, /ˈpund(ə)/
  • (Kent, East Anglia) IPA(key): /ˈpeːnd(ə)/, /ˈpɛnd(ə)/

Verb

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pynden (third-person singular simple present pyndeth, present participle pyndynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative pynde, past participle pynd)

  1. To enclose or confine; to set up boundaries:
    1. (of animals) To shut up in a pound; to impound.
    2. (of people) To jail or imprison.
    3. (figuratively, rare) To check or restrain oneself.
  2. (rare, poetic) To pierce or poke.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: pind (dialectal)
  • Middle Scots: poynd, puynd

References

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