hinde

hindê

1. Alternative spelling of hende

• IPA^(key): /henə/, [ˈhenə]

From Old Danish hinnæ, from Old Norse hinna, from Proto-Germanic *hinnǭ, cognate with Swedish hinna.

hinde c (singular definite hinden, plural indefinite hinder)

1. (anatomy, zootomy, biology) membrane

   Synonym: membran

2. film
3. pellicle

• “hinde” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “Hinde,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

From Old Norse hinna (“to reach”), from Proto-Germanic *hinþaną, cognate with Swedish hinna (“to have sufficient time”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (frahinþan, “to take captive”).

hinde (past tense hindede, past participle hindet)

1. (obsolete) to reach, catch up with
   • 1822, N.F.S. Grundtvig, Saxo Grammaticus: Danmarks Krønike fordansket‎, volume 3, page 234:

     Men det var umueligt at hinde dem, saa overmaade raske Seilere som de var.

     However, it was impossible to catch up with them, since they were so immensely quick sailors.

• “hinde,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• hinder

hinde c

1. indefinite plural of hind

From Middle Dutch hinde, from Old Dutch *hind, from Proto-West Germanic *hindi, from Proto-Germanic *hindiz.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɪndə/

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• Hyphenation: hin‧de
• Rhymes: -ɪndə

hinde f (plural hindes, diminutive hindetje n)

1. A doe or hind; a female deer.
   • 1968, Willem Johan van der Molen & Jan Wit, "Evenals een moede hinde" (psalm 42).

     Evenals een moede hinde / naar het klare water smacht, / schreeuwt mijn ziel om God te vinden / die ik ademloos verwacht.

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