findan

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Galician

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Verb

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findan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of findar

Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *finþan.

Verb

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findan

  1. to find

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Dutch: vinden
    • Dutch: vinden
    • Limburgish: vinje

Further reading

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  • findan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *finþan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (to go, pass; path, bridge).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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findan

  1. to find
    • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
      Ġef ðē þurh trēowa findon þā ðe þē findon, sile mē þā trēowa. Ġȳt ġyf ðē þurh ōðerne creft hwilcne findan þā ðe þē findan, forġyf mē þone creft. Ġyf þē þurh wȳsdōm findon þā ðe þē findon, forġyf mē þonne wȳsdōm...
      If it is by faith that they find Thee who do find Thee, give me that faith. If by any other power they find Thee who do find Thee, give me that power. If by wisdom they find Thee who find Thee, then give me wisdom.
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"
      Sege us nu hwǣr se ealda hord sy þe þu digelice fundest and hine eall oþ nu bedyrndest...
      Tell us now where the old treasure is which thou hast secretly found, and concealed it all until now?
  2. to meet

Usage notes

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In both Early and Late West Saxon, the preterite indicative singular forms of findan were instead funde for the 1st and 3rd person, and fundest for the 2nd person.

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Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *finþan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną. Cognate with Old Saxon findan, Old Dutch findan, Old English findan, Old Frisian finda, Old Norse finna, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (finþan).

Verb

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findan

  1. to find

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Old Saxon

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *finþan.

Verb

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findan

  1. to find

Conjugation

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