† atreachv.
Obsolete. rare.
1. To reach or get at with a weapon; to strike.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > impact > striking > strike [verb (transitive)] > succeed in striking
hentOE
hitc1275
atreachc1330
reacha1400
attain1477
attaint1523
nail1785
catch1820
c1330 Arth. & Merl. 4827 Who so evir he at raught Tombel of hors he him taught.
2. To seize or snatch away.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > loss > taking away > take away [verb (transitive)] > forcibly or suddenly
reaveOE
bereavec1320
atreachc1325
ravisha1398
reach?a1400
to catch awayc1400
rendc1450
ravena1513
pull1530
despoila1533
snatch1597
reap1634
extort1785
to pounce away1821
erept1865
c1325 in T. Wright Specimens Lyric Poetry (1842) x. 37 Al my ro were me at-raht.
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