"fanding" meaning in English

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Noun

Rhymes: -ændɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English fanding, fonding, from Old English fandung (“investigation, trial, temptation, test, proof”), verbal noun of Old English fandian (“to try, attempt, tempt, test, examine, explore, search out, experience, visit”), equivalent to fand + -ing. More at fand. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fanding}} Middle English fanding, {{inh|en|ang|fandung|t=investigation, trial, temptation, test, proof}} Old English fandung (“investigation, trial, temptation, test, proof”), {{der|en|ang|fandian|t=to try, attempt, tempt, test, examine, explore, search out, experience, visit}} Old English fandian (“to try, attempt, tempt, test, examine, explore, search out, experience, visit”), {{af|en|fand|-ing}} fand + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} fanding
  1. (obsolete) Trial; temptation. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fanding-en-noun-mad0J4-5 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Rhymes: -ændɪŋ Etymology: From fand. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fanding
  1. present participle and gerund of fand Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fand
    Sense id: en-fanding-en-verb-yO4YxviL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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