binda bind, batt, bundum, bundinn v
1.
to bind, tie, fasten, tie up ; b hest, hund, to tie up a horse, dog; b skó, þvengi, to tie shoes, thongs; b stein við háls e-m, to fasten a stone to one's neck ; b fyrir augu e-m, to blindfold one;
2.
to bind in parcels, to pack up (b varning til skips) ; b hey á hest, to truss hay on a horse's back; b korn, to tie up sheaves of corn ; b klyf, to tie up a pack ;
3.
b e-t um e-t, to bind round; hann batt silkiræmu um fót sér, he bound a strip of silk round his leg; b um e-t, to put a bandage on; batt Yngvildr um fót honum, bound up his (wounded) leg; b um sár, to bind up a wound; fig, hefir margr hlotit um sárt at b fyrir mér, many a man has had wounds to tie up by my means (ie inflicted by me) ; þykkir mér bezt um heilt at b, to bind a sound limb, to keep safe and sound; b sár =b um sár; b hönd e-s, to bind his hand;
4.
to make, form, contract, enter into (b samfélag, vináttu, tengdir, hjúskap) ; b sætt ok frið, to make a reconciliation and peace ; b ráð, to resolve ; absol with infin, to fix, engage (bundu þeir �órir at hittast á ákveðnum stáð);
5.
refl, to bind or engage oneself ; em ek þó eigi þess búinn, nema fleiri bindist, unless more persons bind themselves, enter the league; b á hendi (höndum) e-m, to bind oneself to serve another (b á hendi konungum) ; b fyrir e-u, to put oneself at the head of an undertaking; b ( =binda sik) í e-u, to engage in a thing (b í heitum) ; b í banns atkvæði; to bring on oneself the sentence of excommunication ; with gen (b e-s =b af or frá e-u), to refrain from a thing; eigi bazt hann ferligra orða, he did not refrain from bad words
