melodious, so Irish, Old Irish bind, *bendi, *bydi-; Old Breton bann (St.); Sanskrit bhandate, joyful, bhand, receive loud praise, bhandána, shouting (Stokes, who adds Latin fides, lyre). The idea may, however, be "high", root of beann, peak, binneach, high-headed. See binn also.
II
sentence, verdict; *bendi-, *benni-; cf. Early Irish atboind, proclaims, *bonnô, I ban. Cf. Sanskrit bhan, speak, English ban. It is clear that Gaelic has an ablaut in e:o connected with the root bha, speak.