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to come upon, meet with. v. findan;
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  • Hée gefand

    (invenit)

    énne of efneðegnum,
      Mt. L. 18, 28.

  • Hí inneádon hús gefundun

    (invenerunt)

    ðone cnæht, 2,
to find. v. findan;
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  • Wecg in múðe fisces gefunden

    (inventum),

      Mt. p. 18, 3.
to find on trial, v. findan ;
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  • Hit búta wæstm gefunden bið

    sine fructu efficitur,

      Mt. L. 13, 22.
to find by search
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  • Gefundena rímas repertis numeris, Mt. p. 4, 7. (4 a)

    to recover

    what is hidden away or lost. v. findan;
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  • Gif losað cásering . . . Mið ðý gefindes,

      Lk. L. 15, 9.

  • Hí synd nú on díglon behýdde ꝥ hí nán man ne mæg náhwǽr gefindan,

      Hml. S. 23, 291.
to determine, provide, v. findan;
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  • Éác is gefunden . . . gielde þone wer bútan wíte,

      Ll. Th. i. 84, 12.

  • Nú hæbbe ic gefunden mid þǽm witum . . . ꝥ þá ealle beón gearwe,

      220, 4.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-findan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/47960.

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