† fandfondv.

Forms: α. Old English fandian, fandigan, Middle English fandien, Middle English fondien, Middle English fond(e(n, south. dial. vonden, -ien, (Middle English feonden), Middle English faand, ( faunde), Middle English fand(e, Sc. faynd, Middle English found(e, (Middle English foond, fownd(e), Middle English wond. β. Old English gefan-, gefondian, Middle English i(y)vonden, ifonden.

Etymology: Old English fandian, gefandian = Old Frisian fandia, Old Saxon fandôn to tempt, visit (Dutch vanden to visit a woman after her confinement), Old High German fantôn to visit (the modern German fahnden, to raise hue and cry, is commonly believed to be identical in spite of unsolved phonetic difficulties). The past tense and past participle occasionally appear in contracted forms fond (16th cent.), fonte (14th cent.).

Obs.

a. trans. To put to the proof, try, test (a person or thing); to make trial of (one's strength, skill); to taste (food, etc.); in early use with gen.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [verb (transitive)]

fandc893

cunc1175

smatch?c1225

swallowa1340

tastea1400

savour?a1425

strain1533

relish1592

pree1680

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > try or test [verb (transitive)]

fandc893

costeneOE

afondOE

provea1200

fraista1300

assay1330

sayc1330

try1362

approvec1380

examinea1382

winnowa1382

tempt1382

tastea1400

assailc1405

essay1484

scryc1615

sensea1688

test1748

trial1981

dogfood1997

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > try or test [verb (transitive)] > test (a person)

fandc893

fanc1000

sifta1400

to try out1974

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > erring > [verb (transitive)] > cause > try

fandc893

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > try or test [verb (transitive)] > test (a person) > make trial of oneself, one's strength, etc.

fandc893

esprove1480

c893 tr. Orosius Hist. i. xii. §4 Þæt þæm weorce nanum men ær ne gerise bet to fandianne þonne þæm wyrhtan þe hit worhte.

c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Mark (Corpus Cambr.) viii. 11 And þa ferdon ða pharisei..and his fandedon.

c1230 Hali Meid. 29 To fonde þe hweðer þu beo treowe.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 15019 Heore maines heo uondeden wel ueole siðen.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 12897 Þat he fehten mihte and fondien [c1300 Otho fondie] hine seolue.

1340–70 Alisaunder 107 Now fares Philip þe free too fonden his myght.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 2902 Mani man..þam-self can noþer faand [Gött. fonde] ne feil.

a1400–50 Alexander 681 Quod Alexander to þis athill as he his arte fandis.

?a1400 Morte Arth. 3372 Fonde of the fyneste, thow freliche byerne.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vi. 618, I will..se quhat fors that thai can faynd.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. iv. 50 My seruand I will found and frast.

absol.a1300 Cursor Mundi 542 Þe erth [gis man] þe tast, to fele and faand.

b. With sentence as obj.: To prove, try to find out, see.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > find out, discover [verb (transitive)]

seeOE

fanda1000

finda1200

kenc1330

lenda1350

agropea1393

contrive1393

to find outc1405

outsearch?a1439

ripec1440

inventc1475

disclose?a1500

fish1531

agnize?1570

discover1585

to grope out1590

out-find1590

expiscate1598

vent1611

to learn out1629

to get to know1643

develop1653

ascertain1794

stag1796

root1866

to get a line on1903

establish1919

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > prove, demonstrate [verb (transitive)]

i-sothea925

soothec950

fanda1000

kitheOE

betell1048

showc1175

prove?c1225

treousec1275

stablisha1325

approve1340

verifyc1386

justifya1393

tryc1412

answer?a1425

appreve?c1450

to make gooda1470

convictc1475

averifyc1503

arguea1513

find1512

pree1515

comprobate1531

demonstrate1538

conclude1549

convince1555

argument1558

evict1571

avoucha1593

evidencea1601

remonstrate1601

clear1605

attaint1609

monstrate1609

evince1610

evince1611

improve1613

remonstrance1621

to make out1653

ascertain1670

to bring off1674

to make (something) to through1675

render1678

substantiatea1691

establisha1704

to bring out1727

realize1763

validate1775

OE Genesis 2412 Ic wille fandigan nu..hwæt þa men don.

a1000 Runic Poem (Gr.) 25 Garsecg fandað, hwæðer ac hæbbe æðele treowe.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 1473 Ic wille fondien [c1300 Otho fondi] whulchere beo mi beste freond.

c1300 Harrow. Hell 68 Forte..fonden how we pleyen here.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3946 ‘Ic sal fonden and sen.’ Quat tiding so it cam on ðe nigt.

c1440 York Myst. xx. 264, I schall thynke on þam wele to ffonde what is folowand.

c. To examine, scan.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > investigate, examine [verb (transitive)]

underseekc897

speerc900

lookeOE

askOE

seeOE

teem witnessc1200

seeka1300

fand13..

inquirec1300

undergoc1315

visit1338

pursuea1382

searcha1382

examinec1384

assay1387

ensearchc1400

vesteyea1425

to have in waitc1440

perpend1447

to bring witnessc1475

vey1512

investigate?1520

recounta1530

to call into (also in) question1534

finger1546

rip1549

sight1556

vestigatea1561

to look into ——1561

require1563

descry?1567

sound1579

question1590

resolve1593

surview1601

undersearch1609

sift1611

disquire1621

indagate1623

inspect1623

pierce1640

shrive1647

in-looka1649

probe1649

incern1656

quaeritate1657

inquisite1674

reconnoitre1740

explore1774

to bring to book1786

look-see1867

scrutate1882

to shake down1915

sleuth1939

screen1942

13.. Pearl xv. (Gollancz) Her figure fyn quen I had fonte.

d. To ‘tempt’, ‘prove’ (God). In early use const. gen. after Old English.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > enter into incautiously or rashly [verb (transitive)] > court (disaster), tempt (providence, etc.)

fandc1175

tempt1340

court1930

c1175 Lamb. Hom. 93 Hwi iwearð hinc swa þet ȝit dursten fondian godes.

a1300 E.E. Psalter cv[i]. 14 Þai fanded God in drines.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xii. 364 Thai faynd [1489 Adv. fend] god all too gretumly.

a. To endeavor to lead into evil; to tempt.

ΚΠ

c1175 Lamb. Hom. 67 He fondede god solf mid his wrenche.

?c1200 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 5945 He þurrh þe laþe gast. Wass siþþenn fandedd þriȝȝess.

c1275 Passion 28 in Old Eng. Misc. (1872) 38 For to beon yuonded of sathanas þen olde.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 15 Zuo heþ þe dyeuel diverse maneres..to uondi þe uolk.

1393 Langland Piers Plowman C. xv. 120 In whiche flood þe feend fondeþ man.

c1480 (a1400) St. Andrew 167 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 68 Scho me fandyt besily to syne with hyr in lichory.

b. In good or neutral sense: To try to induce (to do something).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > try to persuade

stirc1380

pressc1440

fanda1500

attempta1547

invite1548

procure1551

to threap (something) upon1571

to set upon ——1652

flog1793

a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) vi. l. 2118 Ȝhe faynde me sa thraly Off Scotlande to tak þe crowne.

Thesaurus »

a. To have experience of, deal with (a person); to have (carnal) acquaintance with.

Thesaurus »

b. To make experiment with (a thing); to prove, try.

c. absol. To have experience (of something implied).

ΚΠ

a1175 Cott. Hom. 239 God þurh his mucele milce ne letes us nefer fandie.

c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 224 Hadde he fonded sume stunde, he wolde seggen oðer.

a1330 Roland & V. 470 So hard he was to fond.

c1330 (?a1300) Sir Tristrem (1886) l. 860 Ȝongling..Foles thou wendest to fand!

1340–70 Alisaunder 740 Hee..fonded hur fleshlych or hee fare wolde.

c1420 Pallad. on Husb. i. 1137 But malthes colde in other crafte thou founde.

c1420 Pallad. on Husb. iii. 551 Cannetes nowe with craftes may be fande.

c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 741 Marie fande first the avowe of gloriouse maydenhede.

a. To enquire; to seek, look for; to enquire into (a matter); to search (a place), explore (a track). Also const. of, to enquire about, hence, to care for.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > ask, enquire [verb (transitive)]

fraynea800

speerc888

askOE

fand?c1225

inquirec1290

asearch1382

queerc1390

assay1393

to take knowledge of1399

interrogate1600

quaere1627

query1644

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)]

seekc888

aseekc1000

i-secheOE

huntc1175

to seek afterc1175

beseechc1200

fand?c1225

ofseche?c1225

to seek forc1250

atseekc1275

furiec1290

forseeka1300

outseekc1300

upseekc1315

to look after ——c1330

wait1340

laita1350

searchc1350

pursuea1382

ensearchc1384

to feel and findc1384

inseekc1384

looka1398

fraist?a1400

umseeka1400

require?c1400

walec1400

to look up1468

prowla1475

to see for ——c1485

to look for ——a1492

to have in the wind1540

sue1548

vent?1575

seek1616

explore1618

dacker1634

research1650

to see out for1683

quest1752

to see after ——1776

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > search (a place) > explore or search through

fand?c1225

visit1338

discoverc1440

explorate?1549

explore1577

survey1592

exquire1607

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > take care about [verb (transitive)]

lookeOE

heeda1225

recka1225

intendc1374

curec1384

observec1390

fandc1425

to see unto ——a1470

wake1525

regard1526

tend1549

study1557

foresee1565

beware1566

to have the care of1579

reckon1622

mind1740

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 83 Of smelles..ne fonde ich ham naut mucheles.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 10840 Þis aungel sende þe trinite..Nazareth þe toun to fond.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 6441 Þis ille folk was wantoun to fonde þat moyses hadde vndir honde.

a1400–1450 Alexander 4871 Þat þan fonde all þe flote fiftene dayis.

c1420 Chron. Vilod. 640 Þey..vondeden þ' place, and made hit ryde Tyll [etc.].

c1425 Wyntoun Cron. vii. ix. 369 Þai fayndyd of þis þe kyngis wille.

b. absol. To ask.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)]

yearnOE

ask1340

fand1340

frayne1377

seek1390

allegea1393

to make requestc1400

require?c1425

sue1440

thigc1480

solicit1509

petition1611

petitionate1625

postulate1754

1340–70 Alisaunder 1054 Leeue fader..fonde I, mee tell The sterre þat yee staren on sticketh it in heuin.

a. To attempt, try. Const. to with inf.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > make an attempt or endeavour [verb (intransitive)]

fanda1225

procurea1325

assay1370

workc1384

to put oneself in pressc1390

purchasec1400

buskc1450

study1483

fend15..

try1534

enterprise1547

to make an attempt?c1550

to give the venture1589

prove1612

nixuriate1623

to lay out1659

essay1715

to bring (also carry, drive, etc.) one's pigs to market1771

to have (or take or give) a crack1836

to make an out1843

to go to market1870

to give it a burl1917

to have a bash (at)1950

the world > action or operation > endeavour > make an attempt or endeavour [verb (intransitive)] > to do something

cuneOE

seekc1000

fanda1225

suec1325

tastec1330

enforcec1340

study1340

temptc1384

intendc1385

assaila1393

proffera1393

to make meansc1395

search?a1400

fraistc1400

pursuec1400

to go aboutc1405

pretend1482

attempta1513

essay?1515

attend1523

regarda1533

offer1541

frame1545

to stand about1549

to put into (also in) practice1592

prove1612

imitate1626

snap1766

begin1833

make1880

a1225 St. Marher. 10 Þene acursede gast þæt feondeð to fordo me.

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 455 Ȝe stallewardes knyȝtes, þat..þes kyng vondeþ bryng to noȝte.

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 9600 King henri wondede muche to abbe men in offis..þat of conseil were..wis.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 7 Elsynus bisshop of Wynchestre..fondede to have þe see.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 21224 Mani oiþer men in strijf Fanded fo[r] to folu his lijf.

?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 1750 Let vs fande som helpe to gett.

1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) i. 42 Ye barnage..fayndyt fast To cheys a king.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. vi^v, He foundyd to put y^e prerogatyue..from y^e munkys.

1590 Spenser Faerie Queene iii. vii. sig. Ii4, For in the sea to drowne her selfe she fond, Rather then of the tyrant to be caught.

absol.c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 565 What may mon do bot fonde?

b. To busy oneself.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > occupy or engage (a person) [verb (transitive)] > engage in or busy oneself about

fanda1375

entermetea1393

deala1400

makea1400

apply?c1400

to have in occupation?1523

lie1546

entreat1590

to consist in1606

tirea1616

stickle1647

to be in the business of1873

a1375 William of Palerne (1867) l. 1682 In þe kechene..arn crafti men..þat fast fonden alday to flen wilde bestes.

6. To attempt, undertake (a deed). Also with sentence as obj.: To take care, see (that).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake [verb (transitive)]

underfoc893

fandOE

onfangOE

undernimc1000

takec1175

to take tillc1175

to take toa1250

underfongc1330

undertakea1340

to take in (also on) handa1350

undertakec1385

attamec1386

to take in (also on) handc1390

embrace1393

emprisec1410

to put to one's hand (also hands)c1410

to go upon ——c1450

enterprise?1473

to set (one's) hand to1477

go?a1500

accept1524

assume1530

to hent in (also upon) handc1540

to swallow up1544

to take to task1546

to go into ——?1548

to set in hand1548

to fare about1563

entertain1569

undergo1606

to set about ——1611

to take up1660

to come at ——1901

the world > action or operation > endeavour > attempt [verb (transitive)]

fandOE

assayc1300

tryc1315

provec1330

adventurea1387

sayc1390

paina1400

havec1400

practisea1450

afforcec1487

afond1488

attempta1538

procure1574

endeavour1581

offer1611

poacha1616

attent1620

to venture at1623

essay1641

attentate1656

smacka1657

tempt1697

to try at1794

to have a go1802

to make a (good, poor, etc.) fist1833

tackle1847

to have or take a whack at1891

to make (or have, etc.) a stab at (something)1895

to have a dash (at)1916

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] > tempt

afondOE

fandOE

assailc1225

temptc1230

tenta1250

attempta1513

assay1532

assaulta1535

attack1655

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > certain prospect or possession > make sure, secure [verb (transitive)]

fand1307

firm1530

to make sure1565

secure1601

warranta1616

assure1622

incertain1628

insure1686

sickera1693

ensure1744

seal1810

guarantee1820

ice1908

OE Beowulf 2454 Þonne se an hafað þurh deaðes nyd dæda gefondad.

a1300 Beket 676 He wende him..into the see passage forto fonde.

1307 Elegy Edw. I v, Thou hevedest sunne, That thou the counsail woldest fonde, To latte the wille of kyng Edward To wend to the holy londe.

?a1400 Morte Arth. 656 Ffaunde my fforestez be ffrythede.

c1400 Melayne 1401 Thou fayles of that thou fande.

a1440 Sir Degrev. 120 He was in the holy lond, Dede of armes for to ffond.

a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 602 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 113 Ȝaipe yocht he ȝong was to faynd his offens.

7. To acquit oneself (well); also with refl. pron.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > do one's duty [verb (intransitive)]

performc1300

fand1488

to do one's do1650

to do one's stuff1663

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > perform one's duty [verb (reflexive)]

quitc1395

quiet1450

fand1488

discharge1539

bequit1577

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) xi. l. 1040 A..knycht..fayndyt weill amang his Enemys keyn.

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) x. l. 579 Thai had..fayndyt thaim rycht weill.

8. To go, proceed; also with refl. pron. = found v.¹

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > [verb (intransitive)]

nimeOE

becomec885

teec888

goeOE

i-goc900

lithec900

wendeOE

i-farec950

yongc950

to wend one's streetOE

fare971

i-wende971

shakeOE

winda1000

meteOE

wendOE

strikec1175

seekc1200

wevec1200

drawa1225

stira1225

glidea1275

kenc1275

movec1275

teemc1275

tightc1275

till1297

chevec1300

strake13..

travelc1300

choosec1320

to choose one's gatea1325

journeyc1330

reachc1330

repairc1330

wisec1330

cairc1340

covera1375

dressa1375

passa1375

tenda1375

puta1382

proceedc1392

doa1400

fanda1400

haunta1400

snya1400

take?a1400

thrilla1400

trace?a1400

trinea1400

fangc1400

to make (also have) resortc1425

to make one's repair (to)c1425

resort1429

ayrec1440

havea1450

speer?c1450

rokec1475

wina1500

hent1508

persevere?1521

pursuec1540

rechec1540

yede1563

bing1567

march1568

to go one's ways1581

groyl1582

yode1587

sally1590

track1590

way1596

frame1609

trickle1629

recur1654

wag1684

fadge1694

haul1802

hike1809

to get around1849

riddle1856

bat1867

biff1923

truck1925

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 12978 Apon þe heist fell he faand.

a1400–50 Alexander 2671 Þan fandis he furth in-to þe fild.

c1440 York Myst. xviii. 149 Fande þe furthe faste for to flee.

c1650 Sir Lambewell 517 in Furniv. Percy Folio I. 160 A softly pace her palfray fand.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2014).

单词	fand
释义	† fandfondn. Etymology: < fand v. Obsolete. a. The action of trying; trial, proof, experience. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [noun] fandingOE fanda1325 saya1393 assayc1450 trial1570 examen1609 experimentation1674 experiment1678 examination1819 tâtonnement1847 tentative1865 adventurism1923 a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 336 Of ðis fruit wile ic hauen fond. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4333 Sco broght him [sc. Joseph] to þe fand. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 24364 Hard faand i þar-of fand. b. The state of being tried; a trial, a temptation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > circumstance or occurrence plightc1300 woea1325 fanda1400 afflictionc1429 assayc1430 brier?1504 trouble?1521 distress1549 smarts1552 say?1572 infliction1590 disaccommodation1645 trial1754 ordeal1807 time1809 kill-cow1825 Via Crucis1844 Via Dolorosa1844 racket1877 pisser1957 the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > temptation foundingOE flattering?c1225 tempting1303 temptation1340 impugnation1398 fanda1400 triala1557 attempt1611 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 25175 Þat thoru ouer cuming o þat faand He mai þe mede haf ai last[and]. 1451 Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 230 Yef the commyns of Englonde Helpe the kynge in his fonde. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2018). † fandfondv. Forms: α. Old English fandian, fandigan, Middle English fandien, Middle English fondien, Middle English fond(e(n, south. dial. vonden, -ien, (Middle English feonden), Middle English faand, ( faunde), Middle English fand(e, Sc. faynd, Middle English found(e, (Middle English foond, fownd(e), Middle English wond. β. Old English gefan-, gefondian, Middle English i(y)vonden, ifonden. Etymology: Old English fandian, gefandian = Old Frisian fandia, Old Saxon fandôn to tempt, visit (Dutch vanden to visit a woman after her confinement), Old High German fantôn to visit (the modern German fahnden, to raise hue and cry, is commonly believed to be identical in spite of unsolved phonetic difficulties). The past tense and past participle occasionally appear in contracted forms fond (16th cent.), fonte (14th cent.). Obs. 1. a. trans. To put to the proof, try, test (a person or thing); to make trial of (one's strength, skill); to taste (food, etc.); in early use with gen. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [verb (transitive)] fandc893 cunc1175 smatch?c1225 swallowa1340 tastea1400 savour?a1425 strain1533 relish1592 pree1680 the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > try or test [verb (transitive)] fandc893 costeneOE afondOE provea1200 fraista1300 assay1330 sayc1330 try1362 approvec1380 examinea1382 winnowa1382 tempt1382 tastea1400 assailc1405 essay1484 scryc1615 sensea1688 test1748 trial1981 dogfood1997 the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > try or test [verb (transitive)] > test (a person) fandc893 fanc1000 sifta1400 to try out1974 the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > erring > [verb (transitive)] > cause > try fandc893 the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > try or test [verb (transitive)] > test (a person) > make trial of oneself, one's strength, etc. fandc893 esprove1480 c893 tr. Orosius Hist. i. xii. §4 Þæt þæm weorce nanum men ær ne gerise bet to fandianne þonne þæm wyrhtan þe hit worhte. c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Mark (Corpus Cambr.) viii. 11 And þa ferdon ða pharisei..and his fandedon. c1230 Hali Meid. 29 To fonde þe hweðer þu beo treowe. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 15019 Heore maines heo uondeden wel ueole siðen. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 12897 Þat he fehten mihte and fondien [c1300 Otho fondie] hine seolue. 1340–70 Alisaunder 107 Now fares Philip þe free too fonden his myght. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 2902 Mani man..þam-self can noþer faand [Gött. fonde] ne feil. a1400–50 Alexander 681 Quod Alexander to þis athill as he his arte fandis. ?a1400 Morte Arth. 3372 Fonde of the fyneste, thow freliche byerne. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vi. 618, I will..se quhat fors that thai can faynd. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. iv. 50 My seruand I will found and frast. absol.a1300 Cursor Mundi 542 Þe erth [gis man] þe tast, to fele and faand. b. With sentence as obj.: To prove, try to find out, see. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > find out, discover [verb (transitive)] seeOE fanda1000 finda1200 kenc1330 lenda1350 agropea1393 contrive1393 to find outc1405 outsearch?a1439 ripec1440 inventc1475 disclose?a1500 fish1531 agnize?1570 discover1585 to grope out1590 out-find1590 expiscate1598 vent1611 to learn out1629 to get to know1643 develop1653 ascertain1794 stag1796 root1866 to get a line on1903 establish1919 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > prove, demonstrate [verb (transitive)] i-sothea925 soothec950 fanda1000 kitheOE betell1048 showc1175 prove?c1225 treousec1275 stablisha1325 approve1340 verifyc1386 justifya1393 tryc1412 answer?a1425 appreve?c1450 to make gooda1470 convictc1475 averifyc1503 arguea1513 find1512 pree1515 comprobate1531 demonstrate1538 conclude1549 convince1555 argument1558 evict1571 avoucha1593 evidencea1601 remonstrate1601 clear1605 attaint1609 monstrate1609 evince1610 evince1611 improve1613 remonstrance1621 to make out1653 ascertain1670 to bring off1674 to make (something) to through1675 render1678 substantiatea1691 establisha1704 to bring out1727 realize1763 validate1775 OE Genesis 2412 Ic wille fandigan nu..hwæt þa men don. a1000 Runic Poem (Gr.) 25 Garsecg fandað, hwæðer ac hæbbe æðele treowe. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 1473 Ic wille fondien [c1300 Otho fondi] whulchere beo mi beste freond. c1300 Harrow. Hell 68 Forte..fonden how we pleyen here. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3946 ‘Ic sal fonden and sen.’ Quat tiding so it cam on ðe nigt. c1440 York Myst. xx. 264, I schall thynke on þam wele to ffonde what is folowand. c. To examine, scan. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > investigate, examine [verb (transitive)] underseekc897 speerc900 lookeOE askOE seeOE teem witnessc1200 seeka1300 fand13.. inquirec1300 undergoc1315 visit1338 pursuea1382 searcha1382 examinec1384 assay1387 ensearchc1400 vesteyea1425 to have in waitc1440 perpend1447 to bring witnessc1475 vey1512 investigate?1520 recounta1530 to call into (also in) question1534 finger1546 rip1549 sight1556 vestigatea1561 to look into ——1561 require1563 descry?1567 sound1579 question1590 resolve1593 surview1601 undersearch1609 sift1611 disquire1621 indagate1623 inspect1623 pierce1640 shrive1647 in-looka1649 probe1649 incern1656 quaeritate1657 inquisite1674 reconnoitre1740 explore1774 to bring to book1786 look-see1867 scrutate1882 to shake down1915 sleuth1939 screen1942 13.. Pearl xv. (Gollancz) Her figure fyn quen I had fonte. d. To ‘tempt’, ‘prove’ (God). In early use const. gen. after Old English. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > enter into incautiously or rashly [verb (transitive)] > court (disaster), tempt (providence, etc.) fandc1175 tempt1340 court1930 c1175 Lamb. Hom. 93 Hwi iwearð hinc swa þet ȝit dursten fondian godes. a1300 E.E. Psalter cv[i]. 14 Þai fanded God in drines. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xii. 364 Thai faynd [1489 Adv. fend] god all too gretumly. 2. a. To endeavor to lead into evil; to tempt. ΚΠ c1175 Lamb. Hom. 67 He fondede god solf mid his wrenche. ?c1200 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 5945 He þurrh þe laþe gast. Wass siþþenn fandedd þriȝȝess. c1275 Passion 28 in Old Eng. Misc. (1872) 38 For to beon yuonded of sathanas þen olde. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 15 Zuo heþ þe dyeuel diverse maneres..to uondi þe uolk. 1393 Langland Piers Plowman C. xv. 120 In whiche flood þe feend fondeþ man. c1480 (a1400) St. Andrew 167 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 68 Scho me fandyt besily to syne with hyr in lichory. b. In good or neutral sense: To try to induce (to do something). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > try to persuade stirc1380 pressc1440 fanda1500 attempta1547 invite1548 procure1551 to threap (something) upon1571 to set upon ——1652 flog1793 a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) vi. l. 2118 Ȝhe faynde me sa thraly Off Scotlande to tak þe crowne. 3. Thesaurus » a. To have experience of, deal with (a person); to have (carnal) acquaintance with. Thesaurus » b. To make experiment with (a thing); to prove, try. c. absol. To have experience (of something implied). ΚΠ a1175 Cott. Hom. 239 God þurh his mucele milce ne letes us nefer fandie. c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 224 Hadde he fonded sume stunde, he wolde seggen oðer. a1330 Roland & V. 470 So hard he was to fond. c1330 (?a1300) Sir Tristrem (1886) l. 860 Ȝongling..Foles thou wendest to fand! 1340–70 Alisaunder 740 Hee..fonded hur fleshlych or hee fare wolde. c1420 Pallad. on Husb. i. 1137 But malthes colde in other crafte thou founde. c1420 Pallad. on Husb. iii. 551 Cannetes nowe with craftes may be fande. c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 741 Marie fande first the avowe of gloriouse maydenhede. 4. a. To enquire; to seek, look for; to enquire into (a matter); to search (a place), explore (a track). Also const. of, to enquire about, hence, to care for. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > ask, enquire [verb (transitive)] fraynea800 speerc888 askOE fand?c1225 inquirec1290 asearch1382 queerc1390 assay1393 to take knowledge of1399 interrogate1600 quaere1627 query1644 the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] seekc888 aseekc1000 i-secheOE huntc1175 to seek afterc1175 beseechc1200 fand?c1225 ofseche?c1225 to seek forc1250 atseekc1275 furiec1290 forseeka1300 outseekc1300 upseekc1315 to look after ——c1330 wait1340 laita1350 searchc1350 pursuea1382 ensearchc1384 to feel and findc1384 inseekc1384 looka1398 fraist?a1400 umseeka1400 require?c1400 walec1400 to look up1468 prowla1475 to see for ——c1485 to look for ——a1492 to have in the wind1540 sue1548 vent?1575 seek1616 explore1618 dacker1634 research1650 to see out for1683 quest1752 to see after ——1776 the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > search (a place) > explore or search through fand?c1225 visit1338 discoverc1440 explorate?1549 explore1577 survey1592 exquire1607 the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > take care about [verb (transitive)] lookeOE heeda1225 recka1225 intendc1374 curec1384 observec1390 fandc1425 to see unto ——a1470 wake1525 regard1526 tend1549 study1557 foresee1565 beware1566 to have the care of1579 reckon1622 mind1740 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 83 Of smelles..ne fonde ich ham naut mucheles. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 10840 Þis aungel sende þe trinite..Nazareth þe toun to fond. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 6441 Þis ille folk was wantoun to fonde þat moyses hadde vndir honde. a1400–1450 Alexander 4871 Þat þan fonde all þe flote fiftene dayis. c1420 Chron. Vilod. 640 Þey..vondeden þ' place, and made hit ryde Tyll [etc.]. c1425 Wyntoun Cron. vii. ix. 369 Þai fayndyd of þis þe kyngis wille. b. absol. To ask. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)] yearnOE ask1340 fand1340 frayne1377 seek1390 allegea1393 to make requestc1400 require?c1425 sue1440 thigc1480 solicit1509 petition1611 petitionate1625 postulate1754 1340–70 Alisaunder 1054 Leeue fader..fonde I, mee tell The sterre þat yee staren on sticketh it in heuin. 5. a. To attempt, try. Const. to with inf. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > make an attempt or endeavour [verb (intransitive)] fanda1225 procurea1325 assay1370 workc1384 to put oneself in pressc1390 purchasec1400 buskc1450 study1483 fend15.. try1534 enterprise1547 to make an attempt?c1550 to give the venture1589 prove1612 nixuriate1623 to lay out1659 essay1715 to bring (also carry, drive, etc.) one's pigs to market1771 to have (or take or give) a crack1836 to make an out1843 to go to market1870 to give it a burl1917 to have a bash (at)1950 the world > action or operation > endeavour > make an attempt or endeavour [verb (intransitive)] > to do something cuneOE seekc1000 fanda1225 suec1325 tastec1330 enforcec1340 study1340 temptc1384 intendc1385 assaila1393 proffera1393 to make meansc1395 search?a1400 fraistc1400 pursuec1400 to go aboutc1405 pretend1482 attempta1513 essay?1515 attend1523 regarda1533 offer1541 frame1545 to stand about1549 to put into (also in) practice1592 prove1612 imitate1626 snap1766 begin1833 make1880 a1225 St. Marher. 10 Þene acursede gast þæt feondeð to fordo me. 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 455 Ȝe stallewardes knyȝtes, þat..þes kyng vondeþ bryng to noȝte. 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 9600 King henri wondede muche to abbe men in offis..þat of conseil were..wis. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 7 Elsynus bisshop of Wynchestre..fondede to have þe see. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 21224 Mani oiþer men in strijf Fanded fo[r] to folu his lijf. ?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 1750 Let vs fande som helpe to gett. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) i. 42 Ye barnage..fayndyt fast To cheys a king. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. vi^v, He foundyd to put y^e prerogatyue..from y^e munkys. 1590 Spenser Faerie Queene iii. vii. sig. Ii4, For in the sea to drowne her selfe she fond, Rather then of the tyrant to be caught. absol.c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 565 What may mon do bot fonde? b. To busy oneself. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > occupy or engage (a person) [verb (transitive)] > engage in or busy oneself about fanda1375 entermetea1393 deala1400 makea1400 apply?c1400 to have in occupation?1523 lie1546 entreat1590 to consist in1606 tirea1616 stickle1647 to be in the business of1873 a1375 William of Palerne (1867) l. 1682 In þe kechene..arn crafti men..þat fast fonden alday to flen wilde bestes. 6. To attempt, undertake (a deed). Also with sentence as obj.: To take care, see (that). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake [verb (transitive)] underfoc893 fandOE onfangOE undernimc1000 takec1175 to take tillc1175 to take toa1250 underfongc1330 undertakea1340 to take in (also on) handa1350 undertakec1385 attamec1386 to take in (also on) handc1390 embrace1393 emprisec1410 to put to one's hand (also hands)c1410 to go upon ——c1450 enterprise?1473 to set (one's) hand to1477 go?a1500 accept1524 assume1530 to hent in (also upon) handc1540 to swallow up1544 to take to task1546 to go into ——?1548 to set in hand1548 to fare about1563 entertain1569 undergo1606 to set about ——1611 to take up1660 to come at ——1901 the world > action or operation > endeavour > attempt [verb (transitive)] fandOE assayc1300 tryc1315 provec1330 adventurea1387 sayc1390 paina1400 havec1400 practisea1450 afforcec1487 afond1488 attempta1538 procure1574 endeavour1581 offer1611 poacha1616 attent1620 to venture at1623 essay1641 attentate1656 smacka1657 tempt1697 to try at1794 to have a go1802 to make a (good, poor, etc.) fist1833 tackle1847 to have or take a whack at1891 to make (or have, etc.) a stab at (something)1895 to have a dash (at)1916 the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] > tempt afondOE fandOE assailc1225 temptc1230 tenta1250 attempta1513 assay1532 assaulta1535 attack1655 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > certain prospect or possession > make sure, secure [verb (transitive)] fand1307 firm1530 to make sure1565 secure1601 warranta1616 assure1622 incertain1628 insure1686 sickera1693 ensure1744 seal1810 guarantee1820 ice1908 OE Beowulf 2454 Þonne se an hafað þurh deaðes nyd dæda gefondad. a1300 Beket 676 He wende him..into the see passage forto fonde. 1307 Elegy Edw. I v, Thou hevedest sunne, That thou the counsail woldest fonde, To latte the wille of kyng Edward To wend to the holy londe. ?a1400 Morte Arth. 656 Ffaunde my fforestez be ffrythede. c1400 Melayne 1401 Thou fayles of that thou fande. a1440 Sir Degrev. 120 He was in the holy lond, Dede of armes for to ffond. a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 602 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 113 Ȝaipe yocht he ȝong was to faynd his offens. 7. To acquit oneself (well); also with refl. pron. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > do one's duty [verb (intransitive)] performc1300 fand1488 to do one's do1650 to do one's stuff1663 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > perform one's duty [verb (reflexive)] quitc1395 quiet1450 fand1488 discharge1539 bequit1577 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) xi. l. 1040 A..knycht..fayndyt weill amang his Enemys keyn. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) x. l. 579 Thai had..fayndyt thaim rycht weill. 8. To go, proceed; also with refl. pron. = found v.¹ ΘΚΠ society > travel > [verb (intransitive)] nimeOE becomec885 teec888 goeOE i-goc900 lithec900 wendeOE i-farec950 yongc950 to wend one's streetOE fare971 i-wende971 shakeOE winda1000 meteOE wendOE strikec1175 seekc1200 wevec1200 drawa1225 stira1225 glidea1275 kenc1275 movec1275 teemc1275 tightc1275 till1297 chevec1300 strake13.. travelc1300 choosec1320 to choose one's gatea1325 journeyc1330 reachc1330 repairc1330 wisec1330 cairc1340 covera1375 dressa1375 passa1375 tenda1375 puta1382 proceedc1392 doa1400 fanda1400 haunta1400 snya1400 take?a1400 thrilla1400 trace?a1400 trinea1400 fangc1400 to make (also have) resortc1425 to make one's repair (to)c1425 resort1429 ayrec1440 havea1450 speer?c1450 rokec1475 wina1500 hent1508 persevere?1521 pursuec1540 rechec1540 yede1563 bing1567 march1568 to go one's ways1581 groyl1582 yode1587 sally1590 track1590 way1596 frame1609 trickle1629 recur1654 wag1684 fadge1694 haul1802 hike1809 to get around1849 riddle1856 bat1867 biff1923 truck1925 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 12978 Apon þe heist fell he faand. a1400–50 Alexander 2671 Þan fandis he furth in-to þe fild. c1440 York Myst. xviii. 149 Fande þe furthe faste for to flee. c1650 Sir Lambewell 517 in Furniv. Percy Folio I. 160 A softly pace her palfray fand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2014). < n.a1325v.c893
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