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benda.

to bend

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈpɛnta]
  1. to bend

    transitive · weak
  2. to tie; join

    transitive · weak
  3. to strive; contest

    transitive · weak
  4. to give away

    figuratively · transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse benda, from Proto-Germanic *bandijaną (“to bend”). Cognate with English bend.

verb[ˈpɛnta]
  1. to point, to show

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse benda, from Proto-Germanic *bandwijaną.

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