Old English · verb
fundian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈfun.di.ɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈfun · di · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- endeavourfoundattempt
Meaning
-
to set out, depart, direct one's course to
-
to hurry towards, be eager for
Ne biþ him tō hearpan hyġe, ne tō hringþege, ne tō wīfe wyn, ne tō worulde hyht, ne ymbe ōwiht elles, nefne ymb ȳða ġewealc, ac ā hafað longunge sē þe on lagu fundað.
His mind is not for a harp, nor for a gift of ring, nor for a wife’s mirth, nor for world’s hope, nor about anything else, unless about the rolling of waves, but he always has a longing, the one who rushes onto the sea.
10th century, The Seafarer: -
to endeavour to, strive to attain, attempt, try
Conjugation
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fundōn.
Descendants
found
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