windle
windle · windles · windled · windling
To bind straw into bundlesTo bind straw into bundles.
/ˈwɪndəl/
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To bind straw into bundles.
(dialectal, transitive)To wind yarn.
(dialectal, intransitive)To whirl around in the air; (of snow) to drift.
Origin
From Middle English windel, from Old Norse vindla (“to wind up”) or Middle Dutch windelenFrom Middle English windel, from Old Norse vindla (“to wind up”) or Middle Dutch windelen (“to turn around, spin”). Related to Old English windelstān (“tower with a winding staircase”), bewindla (“a hedge or border”), hringġewindla (“a sphere”).
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Forms
windles, windling, windled, windledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.