Contionary:swinden

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

   Ðise gemeenskap hat in ðe 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
	ðou swindst	ji swindet	ðou 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
	ðou swandst	ji swandet	ðou swændest	ji swændet
	hi, si, hit swand	si, Si swanden	hi, si, hit swænde	si, Si swænden
imperative	swind	swindet (ji)

Derived terms

• forswinden