Ruminations.
Where does the word "bend" come from?
"Bend" as a verb comes from Old Englishbindan, "to bind." One version of the noun meaning "a bending or curving" comes from the verb; a second version of the noun meaning "a broad diagonal band in a coat-of-arms" comes from the Old English bend, "a fetter or chain." The OED lists 66 different uses for the word - 39 verbs and 27 nouns. Obsolete versions of the verb include "to put in bonds," "to harness horses to a yoke," "to tend," "to incline," "to aim against (as in a cannon or sword)," and "to spring or bound." Current meanings for the verb include "to bring into tension," "to make something curved," "to straighten what is crooked," "to stoop," "to bow," "to give way," "to turn aside," "to bring to bear strenuously," "to direct," and "to drink hard." The noun form can mean "the bending of a body," "a turn of mind," "a thing of bent shape," "a curved drainpipe," "the crooked timbers which make the ribs of a ship," and "a pull of liquor." The earliest written use of the noun is around 1522, in a translation by Gavin Douglas, bishop and poet. Links.
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