Atend

Alternative forms

• attend, atent

Origin

From Middle English attenden, atenden, from Old English ātendan, earlier ontendan ("to set on fire, set fire to, kindle, inflame, trouble, perplex"), equivalent to - + tend. More at tend.

Full definition of atend

Verb

1. (transitive, obsolete) To set on fire; kindle.
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To take or catch fire.