Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hend

/hɛnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: hend
IPA: /hɛnd/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take hold of; to grasp, hold.

Obsolete

adj

Pleasant in manner, courteous, gentle, kind.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"She flew at him like to an hellish feend, And on his shield tooke hold with all her might, As if that it she would in peeces rend, Or reave out of the hand that did it hend"
"Presently the cloud opened and behold, within it was that Jinni hending in hand a drawn sword, while his eyes were shooting fire sparks of rage."

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: henden, *hendan, *handijaną, hende, ġehende, *gahandī

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

hends (present, singular) hending (participle, present) hended (participle, past) hended (past)

Derived Forms

overhend

Rhymes With

end friend send spend weekend recommend tend attend tight end trend defend extend

Questions

How do you pronounce hend?: The recorded pronunciation is /hɛnd/.
What does hend mean?: To take hold of; to grasp, hold.
Where does hend come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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