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Webster 1913 Edition

Accend

Ac-cend′

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
accendere
,
accensum
, to kindle;
ad
+
candĕre
to kindle (only in compounds); rel. to
candēre
to be white, to gleam. See
Candle
.]
To set on fire; to kindle.
[Obs.]
Fotherby.

Webster 1828 Edition

Accend

ACCEND'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. accendo, to kindle; ad and candeo, caneo, to be white, canus, white; W. can, white, bright; also a song. Whence, canto, to sing, to chant; cantus, a song; Eng. cant; W. canu, to bleach or whiten, and to sing; cymnud, fuel. Hence, kindle, L. candidus, candid, white. The primary sense is, to throw, dart, or thrust; to shoot, as the rays of light. Hence, to cant, to throw. See Chant and Cant.] To kindle; to set on fire. [The verb is not used.]

Definition 2024

accend

accend

English

Verb

accend ‎(third-person singular simple present accends, present participle accending, simple past and past participle accended)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To set on fire; to kindle.

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ækˈsɛnd]

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