hunt

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 245 words | Copyright

hunt go in pursuit of (wild animals). OE. huntian, f. wk. grade of base of hentan seize, rel. hūö booty, OHG. herihundu spoils of war, Goth. frahinþan take prisoner, hunþs booty,
Hence hunter XII, huntress XIV, huntsman XVI.

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