PEND

Etymology 1

Verb

pend (third-person singular simple present pends, present participle pending, simple past and past participle pended)

(obsolete) To hang down. [15th-19th c.]

(obsolete, Scotland) To arch over (something); to vault. [15th-18th c.]

To hang; to depend.

Noun

pend (plural pends)

(Scotland) An archway; especially, a vaulted passageway leading through a tenement-style building from the main street, giving access to the rear of the building or an internal courtyard. [from 15th c.]

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:alley

Etymology 2

Verb

pend (third-person singular simple present pends, present participle pending, simple past and past participle pended)

(obsolete, transitive) To pen; to confine.

Etymology 3

Verb

pend (third-person singular simple present pends, present participle pending, simple past and past participle pended)

(transitive) To consider pending; to delay or postpone (something). [from 20th c.]

Etymology 4

Noun

pend (uncountable)

(India) oil cake

Anagrams

• NDPE

Source: Wiktionary

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Pend, n.

Definition: Oil cake; penock. [India]

Pend, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pended; p. pr. & vb. n. Pending.] Etym: [L. pendere.]

1. To hang; to depend. [R.] Pending upon certain powerful motions. I. Taylor.

2. To be undecided, or in process of adjustment.

Pend, v. t. Etym: [Cf. pen to shut in, or AS. pyndan, E. pound an inclosure.]

Definition: To pen; to confine. [R.] ended within the limits . . . of Greece. Udall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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