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hend.

To take hold of; to grasp, hold.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/hɛnd/
  1. To take hold of; to grasp, hold.

    obsolete
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”).

adj/hɛnd/
  1. Pleasant in manner, courteous, gentle, kind.

    obsolete · poetic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English hende, from Old English ġehende, from Proto-West Germanic *gahandī.

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