seize+hold+of
81capias — writ of arrest issued by a court, mid 15c., from L. capias, lit. thou mayest take, typical first word of such a writ; properly 2nd person sing. present subjunctive of capere to catch, seize, hold (see CAPABLE (Cf. capable)) …
82cumber — (v.) c.1300, to overthrow, destroy; to be overwhelmed; to harass, apparently from French, but O.Fr. combrer to seize hold of, lay hands on, grab, snatch, take by force, rape, has not quite the same sense. Perhaps an aphetic formation from a verb… …
83haven — (n.) O.E. hæfen haven, port, from O.N. höfn haven, harbor or directly from P.Gmc. *hafno (Cf. Dan. havn, M.L.G. havene, Ger. Hafen), perhaps from PIE *kap to seize, hold contain (see HAVE (Cf. have)) on notion of place that holds ships, but Cf …
84keep — {{11}}keep (n.) mid 13c., care or heed in watching, from KEEP (Cf. keep) (v.). Meaning innermost stronghold of a tower is from 1580s, perhaps a translation of It. tenazza, with a notion of that which keeps (someone or something); the sense of… …
85grip — I. , Gripe, v. a. == seize hold of. RG. 22; [grope]. Alys. 1957 II. , sb. == griffin. HD. 572. Alys. 5667 III. , sb. == ditch. HD. 1924 …
86click — 1. obsolete to steal Literally, to snatch or seize hold of ... wanting to click the cunzle (that is hook the siller). (W. Scott, 1814) A clicker was a thief, a body snatcher, or a pestering touting shopkeeper. (Bodysnatchers were… …
87διαδράξασθαι — διαδράσσομαι seize hold of aor inf mp …
88διαδράξωνται — διαδράσσομαι seize hold of aor subj mp 3rd pl …
89fat- — *fat germ., schwach. Verb: nhd. fassen, halten; ne. seize, hold (Verb); Hinweis: s. *fetan; Etymologie: unbekannt; Literatur: Falk/Torp 225 …
90vat — [vat] n. [ME, Southern dial. var. of fat < OE fæt, cask, vessel, akin to Ger fass, container < IE base * pēd , *pōd , to seize, hold > Latvian puôds, a pot] 1. a large container for holding liquids, as those to be used in a manufacturing …
