Old English · verb
onfindan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class III
- IPA
- /onˈfin.dɑn/
- Syllables
- on · ˈfin · dɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- findfind out
Meaning
-
to find
-
to find out, discover
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
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | onfinde | onfand |
| 2nd singular | onfinstonfintst | onfunde |
| 3rd singular | onfint | onfand |
| Plural | onfindaþ | onfundon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | onfinde | onfunde |
| Plural | onfinden | onfunden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | onfindan |
| Inflected infinitive | onfindenne |
| Imperative singular | onfind |
| Imperative plural | onfindaþ |
| Present participle | onfindende |
| Past participle | onfunden |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *andifindan. Cognate with Old Saxon andfindan and Old High German intfindan. Equivalent to on- + findan.
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