PREY (0. Fr. preie, mod. proie, Lat. praeda, booty, from prae and the root hedseen in prehendere, prendere, to grasp)

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PREY (0. Fr. preie, mod. proie, Lat. praeda, booty, from prae and the root hedseen in prehendere, prendere, to grasp) ,

booty

BOOTY (apparently influenced by " boot," O. Eng. bot, ad-vantage or profit, through an
adaptation
- ADAPTATION (from Lat. adaptare. to fit to)
from an earlier form cognate with Ger. Beute and Fr. butin)

, spoil, plunder taken in war, by

robbery

ROBBERY (from O. Fr. rober, to steal)

, or other violent means; particularly the quarry, the

animal

ANIMAL
ANIMAL (Lat. animalis, from anima, breath, soul)

killed for food by a carnivorous

animal

ANIMAL
ANIMAL (Lat. animalis, from anima, breath, soul)

; a beast or

bird

BIRD

prey

PREY (0. Fr. preie, mod. proie, Lat. praeda,
booty
- BOOTY (apparently influenced by " boot," O. Eng. bot, ad-vantage or profit, through an
  adaptation
  - ADAPTATION (from Lat. adaptare. to fit to)
  from an earlier form cognate with Ger. Beute and Fr. butin)
, from prae and the
root
- ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
- ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )
hed—seen in prehendere, prendere, to grasp)

. A particular usage for that which is saved from any trial of strength or

battle

BATTLE

familiar

FAMILIAR (through the Fr. familier, from Lat. familiaris, of or belonging to the familia, family)

from the Bible (Jer. xxi. 9) " his

life

LIFE

shall be unto him for a

prey

PREY (0. Fr. preie, mod. proie, Lat. praeda, booty, from prae and the
root
- ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
- ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )
hed—seen in prehendere, prendere, to grasp)

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