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"form": "findaþ",
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"source": "conjugation",
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"past",
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"source": "conjugation",
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"present",
"singular"
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},
{
"form": "funde",
"source": "conjugation",
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"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "finden",
"source": "conjugation",
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"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "funden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "find",
"source": "conjugation",
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"past",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
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"imperative",
"past",
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"present"
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},
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"form": "findende",
"source": "conjugation",
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"imperative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "funden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ġefunden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
}
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},
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"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "verb",
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"_dis": "66 34",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
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"examples": [
{
"english": "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.",
"text": "late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies\nĠef 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...",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "Tell us now where the old treasure is which thou hast secretly found, and concealed it all until now?",
"text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"The Seven Sleepers\"\nSege us nu hwǣr se ealda hord sy þe þu digelice fundest and hine eall oþ nu bedyrndest...",
"type": "quotation"
}
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"to find"
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"to meet"
],
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}
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"ipa": "/ˈfin.dɑn/"
}
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"word": "mētan"
}
],
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"Old English entries with incorrect language header",
"Old English lemmas",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Old English verbs"
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},
{
"word": "ġefindan"
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"text": "Scots: find, fynd"
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"etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *finþan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”).",
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"second-person",
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"past",
"second-person",
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"source": "conjugation",
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"third-person"
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"past",
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"third-person"
]
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{
"form": "findaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
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"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "fundon",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "finde",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "funde",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "finden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "funden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "find",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "findaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "findende",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "funden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ġefunden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
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"examples": [
{
"english": "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.",
"text": "late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies\nĠef 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...",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "Tell us now where the old treasure is which thou hast secretly found, and concealed it all until now?",
"text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"The Seven Sleepers\"\nSege us nu hwǣr se ealda hord sy þe þu digelice fundest and hine eall oþ nu bedyrndest...",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"to find"
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"links": [
[
"find",
"find"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to meet"
],
"links": [
[
"meet",
"meet"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈfin.dɑn/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "mētan"
}
],
"word": "findan"
}
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