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wendian

wendian

Old Saxon

Verb

wendian

  1. to turn or change direction
  2. to change or alter
  3. to go or depart

Conjugation

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wandijaną, originally ‘to make something twist or wind’, a causative form of *windaną ‎(“to wreathe, twist”) (Old Saxon and Old English windan, English wind). Cognate with Old Frisian wenda, Old English wendan, Old High German wentan (Dutch & German wenden), Old Norse venda (Swedish vända), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽.

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