In a winding or spiraling state; wrapped or coiled around something.
From 'a-' (in a state of) + 'wind' (to coil or spiral). The archaic 'a-' prefix created adjectives for states or conditions.
Like 'atwist' and 'atwhirl,' this shows how creative Old English could be with the 'a-' prefix—'atwind' gives a visual sense of things twisted together in complex patterns.
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