findan

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Galician

Verb

findan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of findar

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *finþan.

Verb

findan

  1. to find

Inflection

Conjugation of findan (strong class 3)
infinitive findan
indicative present past
1st person singular findu fant
2nd person singular findis, findist fundi
3rd person singular findit fant
1st person plural findon fundun
2nd person plural findet fundut
3rd person plural findunt fundun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular finde fundi
2nd person singular findes, findest fundis, fundist
3rd person singular finde fundi
1st person plural finden fundin
2nd person plural findet fundit
3rd person plural findent fundint
imperative present
singular fint
plural findet
participle present past
findandi gefundon

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Further reading

  • “findan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of findan (strong class 3)
infinitive findan findenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular finde fand
second person singular finst, fintst funde
third person singular fint fand
plural findaþ fundon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular finde funde
plural finden funden
imperative
singular find
plural findaþ
participle present past
findende (ġe)funden

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Old High German

Etymology

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

findan

  1. to find

Conjugation

Conjugation of findan (strong class 3)
infinitive findan
indicative present past
1st person singular findu, findo fand
2nd person singular findis, findist fundi
3rd person singular findit fand
1st person plural findem, findemēs fundum, fundumēs
2nd person plural findet fundut
3rd person plural findant fundun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular finde fundi
2nd person singular findēs, findēst fundīs, fundīst
3rd person singular finde fundi
1st person plural findēm, findemēs fundīm, fundīmēs
2nd person plural findēt fundīt
3rd person plural findēn fundīn
imperative present
singular find
plural findet
participle present past
findanti gifundan

Descendants

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *finþan.

Cognates:

Compare Old Dutch findan, Old English findan, Old Frisian finda, Old High German findan, Old Norse finna, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (finþan).

Verb

findan

  1. to find

Conjugation

Conjugation of findan (strong class 3)
infinitive findan
indicative present past
1st person singular findu fand
2nd person singular findis fundi
3rd person singular findid fand
plural findad fundun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular finde fundi
2nd person singular findes fundis
3rd person singular finde fundi
plural finden fundin
imperative present
singular find
plural findad
participle present past
findandi gifundan, fundan

Descendants

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