befind

verb3

1. •
   (no longer used) To find; discover.

   • It is well that the thinker should give his thoughts to the world, though it must be admitted that wisdom befinds itself sometimes in the reverse of the sage's pronouncement. — 1898
2. •
   (no longer used) To be found; be.
3. •
   (no longer used) To invent; contrive.