findig

German

Etymology

finden + -ig

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

findig (comparative findiger, superlative am findigsten)

  1. resourceful

Declension

Further reading


Old English

Alternative forms

  • fyndiġ

Etymology

From find + -ig; the former from the verb findan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną (compare Dutch vinden, German finden, Swedish finna), a secondary verb from Proto-Indo-European *pontHo- (compare Old Irish étain (I find), áitt (place), Latin pōns (bridge), Ancient Greek πόντος (póntos, sea), Old Armenian հուն (hun, ford), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬚𐬀 (paθa) (gen. paþō), Sanskrit पथ (patha, path)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfindij/

Adjective

findiġ

  1. capable
  2. considerable, good, heavy
    findig cornheavy corn

Declension

  • ġefyndiġ (capable)

Descendants

  • Middle English: findi (capable, effective, suitable)

References

  • 1916, John R. Clark, "A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary for the Use of Students", findig.
  • Bosworth, J. (2010, March 21). An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online (T. N. Toller & Others, Eds.), findig. Retrieved December 11, 2011
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