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FINDAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
FINDAN, to findanne; ic finde, ðú findest, findst, fintst, finst, he findeþ, fint, pl. findaþ; p. fand, fond, funde, pl. fundon; pp. funden; v. trans.
Wright's OE grammar
§59; §96; §111; §239; §295; §300; §488; §498;
To FIND, invent, imagine, devise, contrive, order, dispose, arrange, determine; invĕnīre, dispōnĕre, consŭlĕre
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  • Híg ne mihton náne findan

    non invēnērunt,

    • Mt. Bos. 26, 60: Bd. 1, 15
    • ;
    • S. 483, 39.
  • Ne mihte earmsceapen áre findan

    nor might the poor wretch find pity,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2260
    • ;
    • An. 1131: 1960
    • ;
    • An. 982.
  • To findanne

    to find,

    • Ps. Th. 76, 16.
  • Ic hine finde ferþ staðelian

    I find him strengthening his spirit,

    • Exon. 7ia
    • ;
    • Th. 264, 14
    • ;
    • Jul. 364: 67a
    • ;
    • Th. 247, 20
    • ;
    • Jul. 81.
  • Ðǽr ðú wraðe findest

    there thou shall find help,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 168
    • ;
    • El. 84: Andr. Kmbl. 2698
    • ;
    • An. 1351.
  • Findst ðú ðǽr fíf mǽgþa

    thou findest there five generations,

    • Boutr. Scrd. 22, 19, 20.
  • Finst ðú

    thou findest,

    • Bt. 18, 3
    • ;
    • Fox 66, 11.
  • Se ðe forstolen flǽsc findeþ

    he who finds stolen flesh,

    • L. In. 17
    • ;
    • Th. i. 114, 2.
  • Nimþ eall ðæt hió fint

    she will seize all she finds,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 13, 68
    • ;
    • Met. 13, 34.
  • Ðǽr hí fulle dagas findaþ sóna

    dies plēni invĕnientur in eis,

    • Ps. Th. 72, 8: 64, 10.
  • Se cyning to nytnysse fand his leódum

    rex ūtĭlĭtāli suæ gentis consŭluit,

    • Bd. 2, 16
    • ;
    • S. 520, 3.
  • Heó nó reste fand

    she found no rest,

    • Cd. 72
    • ;
    • Th. 87, 30
    • ;
    • Gen. 1456: 94
    • ;
    • Th. 123, 6
    • ;
    • Gen. 2040.
  • Ic grundhyrde fond

    I found the ground-keeper,

    • Beo. Th. 4279
    • ;
    • B. 2136: Exon. 49b
    • ;
    • Th. 171, 2
    • ;
    • Gú. 1120.
  • Ic funde

    I found,

    • Beo. Th. 2977
    • ;
    • B. 1486: Gen. 12, 20.
  • Ðú fundest

    thou foundest,

    • Ps. Th. 16, 3.
  • Swá we ǽr fundon

    as we before determined,

    • L. Alf. pol. 18
    • ;
    • Th. i. 72, 10.
  • Wolde ic ðæt ðú funde ða

    I would that thou wouldst find them,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 2157
    • ;
    • El. 1080: Cd. 72
    • ;
    • Th. 87, 6
    • ;
    • Gen. 1444.
  • Se cyng hæfde funden, ðæt. . .

    the king had contrived, that . . ,

    • Chr. 918
    • ;
    • Erl. 104, 3.
Etymology
[
Piers P. fynden
:
Laym. finde, finden, ifinde, uinde, uinden
:
Orm. findenn
:
Plat. finnen
:
O. Sax. findan
:
Frs. fynnen
:
O. Frs. finna
:
Dut. vinden
:
Ger. finden
:
M. H. Ger. vinden
:
O. H. Ger. findan
:
Goth. finþan
:
Dan. finde
:
Swed. finna
:
Icel. finna
.]
Derived forms
a-findan, an-, ge-, ofer-, on-, to-
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