wind
/wind/masculine
The Old English word wind means wind (movement of air).
The term refers to the movement of air as a noun.
Meaning: movement of air (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun wind is masculine in gender.
How do you pronounce it?
/wind/
Did you know?
- Old English speakers used wind not just for the weather, but also to describe the breath or spirit of a living being.
- The term wind appears in Old English kennings, where it might be part of a metaphorical phrase for the sea or a storm.
- The Old English word wind is a direct relative of the Latin word ventus, which is the root of the modern French word 'vent'.
Examples in context
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
ðā Drihten ārǣrde miċelne wind, and sē ġelǣhte ealne þone līġ, and ābǣr hine tō ðǣs cyninges botle, swā þæt him ne belǣfde nān þing unforburnen, and hē sylf earfoðlīċe þām fȳre ætbærst.The Lord rose up a great wind, and it caught all the flame, and bore it to the king's dwelling, so that nothing unburnt to him remained, and he himself escaped from the fire with difficulty.This sentence is useful for seeing how wind is used in a description of a great wind rising up and moving a flame. - Se wind is strang.The wind is strong.
- Hīe hīerað þone wind.They hear the wind.
Example conversation
Mildryth and Godric are standing outside during a storm.
- MildrythHwæt is ðes stronge wind?What is this strong wind?
- GodricHit is micel storm, Mildryth.It is a great storm, Mildryth.
- MildrythSē wind blǣwð swīðe.The wind blows hard.
- GodricGān wē inn.Let us go inside.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “wind” translations and entries wind, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries wind, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
