different between hent vs seize
hent
English
Alternative forms
- hente (13th-16th centuries)
Etymology
From Middle English henten (also hynten, hinten > English hint), from Old English hentan (“to pursue, chase after, seize, arrest, grasp”), from Proto-Germanic *hantijan? (“to seize”), related to Old English huntian (“to hunt”), Old High German hunda (“spoils, booty”).
Verb
hent (third-person singular simple present hents, present participle henting, simple past and past participle hent)
- (obsolete) To take hold of, to grasp.
- And in the grekynge of the day Sir Gawayne hente his hors wondyrs for to seke.
- (obsolete) To take away, carry off, apprehend.
- (obsolete, transitive) To clear; to go beyond.
Anagrams
- Neth, Neth., Then, ethn-, then
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *h?nt, from Proto-Celtic *sentus, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /h??nd/
Noun
hent m (plural hentoù)
- way, road, path.
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
hent
- imperative of hente
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /h?nt/ (example of pronunciation)
- Homophone: hendt
Verb
hent
- imperative of henta
Old Norse
Adjective
hent
- strong feminine nominative singular of hentr
- strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of hentr
- strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of hentr
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Old Norse hentr
Adjective
hent
- handy, skilful
Synonyms
- tåma
Derived terms
- trehent (“skilful with wood”)
hent From the web:
seize
English
Etymology
Earlier seise, from Middle English seisen, sesen, saisen, from Old French seisir (“to take possession of; invest (person, court)”), from Medieval Latin sac?re (“to lay claim to, appropriate”) (8th century) in the phrase ad propriam sacire, from Old Low Frankish *sakjan (“to sue, bring legal action”), from Proto-Germanic *sakjan?, *sak?n? (compare Old English sacian (“to strive, brawl”)), from Proto-Germanic *sakan? (compare Old Saxon sakan (“to accuse”), Old High German sahhan (“to bicker, quarrel, rebuke”), Old English sacan (“to quarrel, claim by law, accuse”). Cognate to sake and Latin sagio (“to perceive acutely”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: s?z, IPA(key): /si?z/
- Homophones: seas, sees
Verb
seize (third-person singular simple present seizes, present participle seizing, simple past and past participle seized)
- (transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
- Synonyms: clasp, grasp, grip; see also Thesaurus:grasp
- (transitive) To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).
- Synonym: jump on
- (transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
- Synonyms: arrogate, commandeer, confiscate
- (transitive) To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.
- 2010, Antonio Saggio, A Secret van Gogh: His Motif and Motives, ?ISBN, 11:
- This sensation of an object becoming alive is a characteristic that, I believe, seizes all viewers of a van Gogh. The Bible goes beyond being a simple still-life object to become a living thing, an expression of strength, an existence that emanates from itself, beyond the painting surface to participate in our very lives.
- 2010, Antonio Saggio, A Secret van Gogh: His Motif and Motives, ?ISBN, 11:
- (transitive, nautical) To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line.
- (transitive, obsolete) To fasten, fix.
- (intransitive) To lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon).
- (intransitive) To have a seizure.
- (intransitive) To bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up.
- 2012, Martha Holmberg, Modern Sauces: More Than 150 Recipes for Every Cook, Every Day (page 235)
- Chocolate seizes if a small amount of water (or watery liquid such as brandy) finds its way into the chocolate while it is melting. […] If chocolate seizes, it will look grainy and matte rather than glossy and smooth.
- 2012, Martha Holmberg, Modern Sauces: More Than 150 Recipes for Every Cook, Every Day (page 235)
- (Britain, intransitive) To submit for consideration to a deliberative body.
- (law) (with of) To cause (an action or matter) to be or remain before (a certain judge or court).
- This Court will remain seized of this matter.
Derived terms
Related terms
- seizure
Translations
References
- seize in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “seize”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000
French
Etymology
From Middle French seze, from Old French seize, seze, from Latin s?decim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?z/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): [saiz]
- Rhymes: -?z
Numeral
seize
- sixteen
Derived terms
- seizième
Related terms
- six
- dix
Further reading
- “seize” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
From Old French seize, from Latin s?decim.
Pronunciation
Numeral
seize
- (Jersey, Guernsey) sixteen
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