hend.
To take hold of; to grasp, hold.
Meaning & usage
To take hold of; to grasp, hold.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English henden, from Old English *hendan, ġehendan (“take hold of”), from Proto-Germanic *handijaną (“to grasp; grab by hand”). Cognate with Old Frisian henda (“to take hold of; seize”), Icelandic henda (“to take hold of by hand; seize; fling”).
Pleasant in manner, courteous, gentle, kind.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English hende, from Old English ġehende, from Proto-West Germanic *gahandī.
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