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tàk.

agentive dat: to grasp something-acc;
dat, perfect: to hold something-acc (e.g. in one’s hands)

Usage notes

kàfk. has a similar meaning but with a connotation of force.

Etymology

NLem, LMLem, MLem tek‑a
OLem tek‑ ‘take into one’s hand(s), grasp’
PLem *tex‑ ‘acquire’, Narten present of
PIE *tek‑

Cognates

Lit tèkti ‘receive’; unrelated to Eng take