† afindv.

Forms: see a- prefix¹ and find v.; also Old English afunden (infinitive, probably transmission error).

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymon: English onfindan.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch ervinden to find out, discover (Dutch †ervinden ), Middle Low German ervinden to find out, discover, invent, Old High German irfindan to feel, perceive, to find out (Middle High German ervinden to perceive, to find out, German erfinden to invent; compare Old High German ūzirfindan to discover) < the Germanic base of or- prefix (compare a- prefix¹) + the Germanic base of find v. In some instances perhaps partly also representing a reduced form (see discussion at a- prefix¹ and and- prefix) of Old English onfindan to find out, discover, cognate with or formed similarly to Old Saxon andfīthan , andfindan to notice perceive, Old High German intfindan , infindan to feel, perceive (Middle High German entvinden , enphinden , German empfinden ) < the Germanic base of and- prefix + the Germanic base of find v. Compare afond v.In Old English a strong verb of Class III. Some Middle English instances may perhaps represent a variant of yfind v.; compare a- prefix².

Obsolete.

transitive. To find out, discover.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > understand [verb (transitive)]

yknoweOE

acknowOE

anyeteOE

latchc1000

undernimc1000

understandc1000

underyetec1000

afindOE

knowOE

seeOE

onfangc1175

takec1175

underfindc1200

underfonga1300

undertakea1300

kenc1330

gripea1340

comprehend1340

comprendc1374

espyc1374

perceivea1387

to take for ——?1387

catcha1398

conceivea1398

intenda1400

overtakea1400

tenda1400

havec1405

henta1450

comprise1477

skilla1500

brook1548

apprend1567

compass1576

perstanda1577

endue1590

sound1592

engrasp1593

in1603

fathom1611

resent1614

receivea1616

to take up1617

apprehend1631

to take in1646

grasp1680

understumblec1681

forstand1682

savvy1686

overstand1699

uptake1726

nouse1779

twig1815

undercumstand1824

absorb1840

sense1844

undercumstumble1854

seize1855

intelligize1865

dig1935

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

findOE

afondOE

afindOE

OE West Saxon Gospels: John (Corpus Cambr.) viii. 4 Þis wif wæs afundyn [OE Lindisf. benumen; L. deprehensa] on unrihton hæmede.

OE Ælfric Let. to Sigeweard (De Veteri et Novo Test.) (Laud) 55 He geceas twa & hundseofonti..him to leorningcnihtum..; ac we ne afundon na awritene heora naman on bocum.

a1200 (?OE) MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 191 He auint mannes heorte emti of rihte bileue.

?c1250 (?c1175) Poema Morale (Egerton) l. 58 in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 289 Þat we dot for godes luue, eft we it scullen a-finden [Lamb. al finden; Trin. Cambr. eft finden].

c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 527 (MED) At þan harde me mai auinde [a1300 Jesus Oxf. a vynde] Wo geþ forþ, wo liþ bi hinde.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) 7911 For alle þine witien beo swiðe swikele..þat þu scalt afinde a þisses dæies ferste.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) 15292 Al þat he auunde [c1300 afunde]..þurh ælches cunnes þing, he warnede æuere Ædwine king.

c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 48 Þet þys ordre [sc. acolyte] hedde ihesus We habbeþ wel a-founde.

c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) 3205 (MED) Hure god doþ euere helpe hem wel, and þat we sore auynde.

c1450 (a1375) Octavian (Calig.) (1979) l. 1659 (MED) Þe Sarsenes afounde, Har lord was slayn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	afind
释义	† afindv. Forms: see a- prefix¹ and find v.; also Old English afunden (infinitive, probably transmission error). Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymon: English onfindan. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch ervinden to find out, discover (Dutch †ervinden ), Middle Low German ervinden to find out, discover, invent, Old High German irfindan to feel, perceive, to find out (Middle High German ervinden to perceive, to find out, German erfinden to invent; compare Old High German ūzirfindan to discover) < the Germanic base of or- prefix (compare a- prefix¹) + the Germanic base of find v. In some instances perhaps partly also representing a reduced form (see discussion at a- prefix¹ and and- prefix) of Old English onfindan to find out, discover, cognate with or formed similarly to Old Saxon andfīthan , andfindan to notice perceive, Old High German intfindan , infindan to feel, perceive (Middle High German entvinden , enphinden , German empfinden ) < the Germanic base of and- prefix + the Germanic base of find v. Compare afond v.In Old English a strong verb of Class III. Some Middle English instances may perhaps represent a variant of yfind v.; compare a- prefix². Obsolete. transitive. To find out, discover. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > understand [verb (transitive)] yknoweOE acknowOE anyeteOE latchc1000 undernimc1000 understandc1000 underyetec1000 afindOE knowOE seeOE onfangc1175 takec1175 underfindc1200 underfonga1300 undertakea1300 kenc1330 gripea1340 comprehend1340 comprendc1374 espyc1374 perceivea1387 to take for ——?1387 catcha1398 conceivea1398 intenda1400 overtakea1400 tenda1400 havec1405 henta1450 comprise1477 skilla1500 brook1548 apprend1567 compass1576 perstanda1577 endue1590 sound1592 engrasp1593 in1603 fathom1611 resent1614 receivea1616 to take up1617 apprehend1631 to take in1646 grasp1680 understumblec1681 forstand1682 savvy1686 overstand1699 uptake1726 nouse1779 twig1815 undercumstand1824 absorb1840 sense1844 undercumstumble1854 seize1855 intelligize1865 dig1935 read1956 the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > find out, discover [verb (transitive)] > by experience findOE afondOE afindOE OE West Saxon Gospels: John (Corpus Cambr.) viii. 4 Þis wif wæs afundyn [OE Lindisf. benumen; L. deprehensa] on unrihton hæmede. OE Ælfric Let. to Sigeweard (De Veteri et Novo Test.) (Laud) 55 He geceas twa & hundseofonti..him to leorningcnihtum..; ac we ne afundon na awritene heora naman on bocum. a1200 (?OE) MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 191 He auint mannes heorte emti of rihte bileue. ?c1250 (?c1175) Poema Morale (Egerton) l. 58 in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 289 Þat we dot for godes luue, eft we it scullen a-finden [Lamb. al finden; Trin. Cambr. eft finden]. c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 527 (MED) At þan harde me mai auinde [a1300 Jesus Oxf. a vynde] Wo geþ forþ, wo liþ bi hinde. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) 7911 For alle þine witien beo swiðe swikele..þat þu scalt afinde a þisses dæies ferste. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) 15292 Al þat he auunde [c1300 afunde]..þurh ælches cunnes þing, he warnede æuere Ædwine king. c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 48 Þet þys ordre [sc. acolyte] hedde ihesus We habbeþ wel a-founde. c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) 3205 (MED) Hure god doþ euere helpe hem wel, and þat we sore auynde. c1450 (a1375) Octavian (Calig.) (1979) l. 1659 (MED) Þe Sarsenes afounde, Har lord was slayn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.OE
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