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Prehend vs Prehead - What's the difference?

prehend | prehead |

As a verb prehend

is (obsolete) to lay hold of; to seize.

As a noun prehead is

the group of unstressed syllables preceding the head (if present) or nucleus (if there is no head).

prehend

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (obsolete) To lay hold of; to seize.
    • (Middleton)
    (Webster 1913)

    prehead

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The group of unstressed syllables preceding the head (if present) or nucleus (if there is no head).