hindan

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhindan]
• Rhymes: -indan
• Hyphenation: hin‧dan

Adjective

hindan

1. accusative singular of hinda

Estonian

Verb

hindan

1. first-person singular present indicative of hindama

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hinder, akin to German hinter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxin.dɑn/, [ˈhin.dɑn]

Adverb

hindan

1. from behind
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "Dedication of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel"

     Hwæt ða hæðenan ða forhtmode fleames cepton, and gelice hí wurdon mid þam fyrenum flanum ofscotene, gelice mid þæra cristenra wæpnum hindan ofsette, oðþæt hi heora burh Neapolim sámcuce gesohton.

     Whereupon the heathen with affrighted mind took to flight, and at the same time that they were shot with fiery arrows, they were overwhelmed from behind by the weapons of the christians, until half-dead they sought their city Naples.

Derived terms

• hindanweard