"afynden" meaning in Middle English

See afynden in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /aˈfiːndən/
Etymology: From Old English āfindan; equivalent to a- + finden. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|āfindan}} Old English āfindan, {{af|enm|a-|finden}} a- + finden Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} afynden, {{enm-verb|3=afond|4=afound|stem=afynd}} afynden (third-person singular simple present afyndeth, present participle afyndynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative afond, past participle afound) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|fynd|fond|found|found|2a=found|2s2=fynst|3s2=fynt|c=3|pf=a}} Forms: afyndeth [present, singular, third-person], afyndynge [participle, present], afond [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], afound [participle, past], strong [table-tags], afynden [infinitive], to afynden [infinitive], afynde [infinitive], afynde [first-person, present, singular], afond [first-person, past, singular], afound [first-person, past, singular], afyndest [present, second-person, singular], afynst [present, second-person, singular], afounde [past, second-person, singular], afyndeth [present, singular, third-person], afynt [present, singular, third-person], afond [past, singular, third-person], afound [past, singular, third-person], afynde [present, singular, subjunctive], afounde [past, singular, subjunctive], afynde [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], afynden [plural, present], afynde [plural, present], afounden [past, plural], afounde [past, plural], afyndeth [imperative, plural, present], afynde [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], afyndynge [participle, present], afyndende [participle, present], afounden [participle, past], afounde [participle, past], afinden [alternative], avinde [alternative], avynde [alternative]
  1. (transitive) To find out or discover. Tags: Kent, Southern, West, transitive
    Sense id: en-afynden-enm-verb-XOXYG2Tm Categories (other): Kentish Middle English, Middle English terms prefixed with a-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, West Midland Middle English Disambiguation of Kentish Middle English: 50 50 Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with a-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of West Midland Middle English: 69 31
  2. (transitive, rare) To find; to encounter or locate. Tags: Kent, Southern, West, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-afynden-enm-verb--Nqw4mxg Categories (other): Kentish Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of Kentish Middle English: 50 50 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with a-: 48 52

Alternative forms

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      "form": "to afynden",
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      "form": "afynde",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
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        "singular"
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        "(transitive) To find out or discover."
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        "(transitive, rare) To find; to encounter or locate."
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      "ipa": "/aˈfiːndən/"
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    {
      "form": "afynden",
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      "form": "afynde",
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        "present",
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      "form": "afynt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "afond",
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        "past",
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        "third-person"
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "afinden",
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        "Middle English transitive verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "To find out or discover."
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          "discover",
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        "(transitive) To find out or discover."
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    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To find; to encounter or locate."
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        [
          "find",
          "find"
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        [
          "encounter",
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        [
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        "(transitive, rare) To find; to encounter or locate."
      ],
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        "Kent",
        "Southern",
        "West",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/aˈfiːndən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "afynden"
}

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