fonden

fonden c

1. definite singular of fond

fonden

1. third-person plural present indicative of fundir

• fonde; fandenn (Ormulum)
• fond, foond, found, founde (Late Middle English)
• vondy (Kent); faand, fand, fande (Northern); faynd (Early Scots)
• fondien, fondin (early West Midland); vondi (Southern)

Inherited from Old English fandian, from Proto-West Germanic *fandōn, from Proto-Germanic *fandōną.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ̝ːndən/, /ˈfɔndən/
• (Northern) IPA^(key): /fand/, /faːnd/
• (Southern, West Midland) IPA^(key): /ˈvoːndən/, /ˈvoːndiː/, /ˈvɔ-/

fonden (third-person singular simple present fondeth, present participle fondende, fondynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fonded) (poetic)

1. To test; to subject to a trial or examination:
   1. To trial an thing or object.
   2. To prove an idea or proposition.
   3. To test someone's ability or strength.
   4. To tempt; to test someone morally with temptations.
2. To attempt or pursue; to make an effort towards:
   1. To undergo or experience.
   2. To engage or interact with.
   3. To search, seek, or look for.
3. To ensure or make certain.
4. To move or journey (by conflation with founden)

• “fō̆nden, -ien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

fonden

1. definite singular of fond