FAND

Etymology 1

Verb

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

(obsolete, transitive) To seek (to do a thing); try; attempt; endeavour.

(obsolete, transitive, UK dialectal) To test; examine; make a trial of; prove.

(obsolete, transitive, UK dialectal) To put someone through a trial; test; tempt; entice.

Etymology 2

Verb

fand

(dialectal) simple past tense of find.

Anagrams

• DAFN, NADF

Proper noun

Fand

(Irish mythology) A fairy and the wife of Manannán mac Lir and later the lover of Cúchulainn.

Anagrams

• DAFN, NADF

Source: Wiktionary


Fand, obs.

Definition: imp. of Find. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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