Participles
| Present | findende |
| Past | (ġe)funden |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | finde |
| 2nd sing. | finst; fintst |
| 3rd sing. | fint |
| 1st plur. | findaþ |
| 2nd plur. | findaþ |
| 3rd plur. | findaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | fand |
| 2nd sing. | funde |
| 3rd sing. | fand |
| 1st plur. | fundon |
| 2nd plur. | fundon |
| 3rd plur. | fundon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | finde |
| 2nd sing. | finde |
| 3rd sing. | finde |
| 1st plur. | finden |
| 2nd plur. | finden |
| 3rd plur. | finden |
Past
| 1st sing. | funde |
| 2nd sing. | funde |
| 3rd sing. | funde |
| 1st plur. | funden |
| 2nd plur. | funden |
| 3rd plur. | funden |
Imperative
| Singular | find |
| Plural | findaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'findan'
findan,
Verbs similar to 'findan'
afindan,
bindan,
windan,
þindan,
befindan,
bendan,
bidan,
biddan,
cidan,
cinan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *finþan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”). See: Proto-Germanic '
*finþaną'.
Verbs referencing "findan"
English
find, Middle English
finden, Old High German findan, Old Saxon
findan.
Sample Sentences
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late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
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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.)
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late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"
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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?)
Cognates
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