Infinitive
fonden; to fonden; fonde
Participles
| Present | fondende; fondynge |
| Past | fonded; fond; yfonded; yfond |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | fonde |
| 2nd sing. | fondest |
| 3rd sing. | fondeth |
| 1st plur. | fonden; fonde; fondeth |
| 2nd plur. | fonden; fonde; fondeth |
| 3rd plur. | fonden; fonde; fondeth |
Past
| 1st sing. | fonded; fondede; fonde |
| 2nd sing. | fondedest; fondest |
| 3rd sing. | fonded; fondede; fonde |
| 1st plur. | fondeden; fonded; fondede; fonden; fonde |
| 2nd plur. | fondeden; fonded; fondede; fonden; fonde |
| 3rd plur. | fondeden; fonded; fondede; fonden; fonde |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | fonde |
| 2nd sing. | fonde |
| 3rd sing. | fonde |
Past
| 1st sing. | fonded; fondede; fonde |
| 2nd sing. | fonded; fondede; fonde |
| 3rd sing. | fonded; fondede; fonde |
Imperative
| Singular | fonde |
| Plural | fondeth; fonde |
Etymology
Inherited from Old English fandian, from Proto-West Germanic *fandōn, from Proto-Germanic *fandōną. Sense 4 (“to move or journey”) is by conflation with founden. See: Old English '
fandian', Old English '
fandian', Proto-Germanic '
*fandōną'.
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