English

Proper noun

Fand

1. A fairy and the wife of Manannan mac Lir and later the lover of Cúchulainn.

Anagrams

• NADF

English

Verb

fand ‎(third-person singular simple present fands, present participle fanding, simple past and past participle fanded)

1. (transitive) To seek (to do a thing); try; attempt; endeavour; make a shift.
2. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To test; examine; make a trial of; prove.
3. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To put someone through a trial; test; tempt; entice.

Derived terms

• fanding

Etymology 2

From Middle English, from Old English fand, first and third-person singular preterite of Old English findan ‎(“to find”).

Verb

fand

1. simple past tense of find.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fant/
• Rhymes: -ant
• Homophone: Pfand (only according to a regional pronunciation of this word)

Verb

fand

1. First-person singular preterite of finden.
2. Third-person singular preterite of finden.

Old English

Verb

fand

1. first-person singular preterite of findan
2. third-person singular preterite of findan