"fand" meaning in All languages combined

See fand on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /fænd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fand.wav
Rhymes: -ænd Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from Old English fand, first- and third-person singular preterite of Old English findan (“to find”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm}} Middle English [Term?], {{inh|en|ang|fand}} Old English fand, {{der|en|ang|findan||to find}} Old English findan (“to find”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fand
  1. (dialectal) simple past of find. Tags: dialectal, form-of, past Form of: find
    Sense id: en-fand-en-verb-z~2Zoylt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [German]

IPA: /fant/ Audio: De-at-fand.ogg , De-fand.ogg
Rhymes: -ant Head templates: {{head|de|verb form}} fand
  1. first/third-person singular preterite of finden Tags: first-person, form-of, preterite, singular, third-person Form of: finden
    Sense id: en-fand-de-verb-aQx3za50 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} fand
  1. (Northern) alternative form of fonden Tags: Northern, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fonden

Verb [Old English]

IPA: /fɑnd/
Head templates: {{head|ang|verb form}} fand
  1. first/third-person singular preterite of findan Tags: first-person, form-of, preterite, singular, third-person Form of: findan
    Sense id: en-fand-ang-verb-eVZfoIvp Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Welsh]

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], band [error-unrecognized-form], fand [soft], mand [error-unrecognized-form]
Head templates: {{head|cy|mutated noun}} fand Inflection templates: {{cy-mut|band}}
  1. soft mutation of band Tags: form-of, mutation-soft Form of: band
    Sense id: en-fand-cy-noun-VGFi9KfC Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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