Contionary:swinden

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Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk suinden, from Old Skundavisk suindan, from Halmisk ᛊᚹᛁᚾᛞᚨᚾ (swindan), from Proto-Germanic *swindaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /swɪndɘn/

Verb

swinden (class 3 strong, third-person singular simple present swindet, past tense swand, past participle geswunden, past subjunctive swænde, auxiliary haven)

  1. to dwindle
    Thise gemeenskap hat in the lætesten jære stærklijk geswunden.
    This community has strongly dwindled in the last years.

Inflection

infinitive swinden
present participle swindend
past participle geswunden
auxiliary haven
indicative subjunctive
present ik swinde wi swinden ik swinde wi swinden
thou swindst ji swindet thou swindst ji swindet
hi, si, hit swindet si, Si swinden hi, si, hit swinde si, Si swinden
preterit ik swand wi swanden ik swænde wi swænden
thou swandst ji swandet thou swændest ji swændet
hi, si, hit swand si, Si swanden hi, si, hit swænde si, Si swænden
imperative swind swindet (ji)

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