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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *uʀfinþan. Cognate with Old High German irfindan. Equivalent to ā- + findan.
Pronunciation
Verb
āfindan
- to find
- to find out, discover
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Invention of the Holy Cross"
Hēo becōm tō þǣre stōwe and āfand þrēo rōde. Ān wæs þæs Hǣlendes, and þā ōðra þāra þēofa. Þā nysse hēo ġewiss hwelcu wǣre Cristes rōd.- She came to the place and discovered three crosses. One was Jesus', and the others belonged to the thieves. But she didn't know for sure which cross was Christ's.
- to feel, experience
Usage notes
- Early Old English exclusively uses onfindan where āfindan is found in Late West Saxon, at least for senses 2 and 3.
Conjugation