Binda

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

binda Old Icelandic word can mean:

binda

(bind; batt, bundum; bundinn), v.

binda

1) to bind, tie, fasten, tie up;

binda

~ hest, hund, to tie up a horse, dog;

binda

~ skó, þvengi, to tie shoes, thongs;

binda

~ stein við háls e-m, to fasten a stone to one’s neck;

binda

~ fyrir augu e-m, to blindfold one;

binda

2) to bind in parcels, to pack up (~ varning til skips);

binda

~ hey á hest, to truss hay on a horse’s back;

binda

~ korn, to tie up sheaves of corn;

binda

~ klyf, to tie up a pack;

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3) ~ e-t um e-t, to bind round;

binda

hann batt silkiræmu um fót sér, he bound a strip of silk round his leg;

binda

~ um e-t, to put a bandage on;

binda

batt Yngvildr um fót honum, bound up his (wounded) leg;

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~ um sár, to bind up a wound;

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fig., hefir margr hlotit um sárt at ~ fyrir mér, many a man has had wounds to tie up by my means (i. e. inflicted by me);

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þykkir mér bezt um heilt at ~, to bind a sound limb, to keep safe and sound;

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~ sár = ~ um sár;

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~ hönd e-s, to bind his hand;

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4) to make, form, contract, enter into (~ samfélag, vináttu, tengdir, hjúskap);

binda

~ sætt ok frið, to make a reconciliation and peace;

binda

~ ráð, to resolve;

binda

absol. with infin., to fix, engage (bundu þeir Þórir at hittast á ákveðnum stáð);

binda

5) refl., to bind or engage oneself;

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em ek þó eigi þess búinn, nema fleiri bindist, unless more persons bind themselves, enter the league;

binda

~st á hendi (höndum) e-m, to bind oneself to serve another (~st á hendi konungum);

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~st fyrir e-u, to put oneself at the head of an undertaking;

binda

~st (= ~ sik) í e-u, to engage in a thing (~st í heitum);

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~st í banns atkvæði, to bring on oneself the sentence of excommunication;

binda

with gen. (~st e-s = ~st af or frá e-u), to refrain from a thing;

binda

eigi bazt hann ferligra orða, he did not refrain from bad words.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚾᛏᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary
• Old Swedish - K.F Söderwall's Dictionary