onfindan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *andifindan. Cognate with Old Saxon andfindan and Old High German intfindan. Equivalent to on- + findan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /onˈfin.dɑn/
Verb
onfindan
- to find
- to find out, discover
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- Þā Seneca þā onfunde þæt hē dēad bēon sċolde, þā bēad hē ealle his ǣhte wiþ his fēore.
- When Seneca found out he was going to die, he offered all his possessions in exchange for his life.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- to feel, experience
Conjugation
Conjugation of onfindan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | onfindan | onfindenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | onfinde | onfand |
| second person singular | onfinst, onfintst | onfunde |
| third person singular | onfint | onfand |
| plural | onfindaþ | onfundon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | onfinde | onfunde |
| plural | onfinden | onfunden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | onfind | |
| plural | onfindaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| onfindende | onfunden | |
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References
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “onfindan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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