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Fand
Webster 1828 Edition
Fand
FAND
, old pret. of find. Obs.Definition 2024
Fand
Fand
See also: fand
English
Proper noun
Fand
- A fairy and the wife of Manannan mac Lir and later the lover of Cúchulainn.
Anagrams
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See also: Fand
English
Verb
fand (third-person singular simple present fands, present participle fanding, simple past and past participle fanded)
- (transitive) To seek (to do a thing); try; attempt; endeavour; make a shift.
- (transitive, Britain dialectal) To test; examine; make a trial of; prove.
- (transitive, Britain dialectal) To put someone through a trial; test; tempt; entice.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle English, from Old English fand, first and third-person singular preterite of Old English findan (“to find”).
Verb
fand
- simple past tense of find.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fant/
- Rhymes: -ant
- Homophone: Pfand (only according to a regional pronunciation of this word)
Verb
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