fandian

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *fandōną (“to find out”), related to *finþaną (“to come upon, find”), from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass, bridge”). Akin to Old Frisian fandia, fandlia (West Frisian fanljen), Old Saxon fandōn, Old High German fantōn (German fahnden). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɑn.di.ɑn/ === Verb === fandian to try, tempt, prove, test to examine, explore; seek, research ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== āfandian fandung ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: fonden, fonde (poetic)