v (transitive|reflexive|obsolete) Keep or withhold oneself. (defdate|Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the mid 16th century.)(reference-book | last =| first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | editor =Brown, Lesley | others = | title = The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary | origdate = | origyear = 1933| origmonth = | url = | format = | accessdate = | accessyear = | accessmonth = | edition = 5th | date = | year =2003| month = | publisher =Oxford University Press | location =Oxford, UK | language = | id = | doi = | isbn =978-0-19-860575-7 | lccn = | ol = | pages =9| chapter = | chapterurl = | quote =)
v (intransitive)refrain | Refrain from (something); hold one's self aloof; to forbear or keep from doing, especially an indulgence of the passions or appetites. (defdate|First attested around 1350 to 1470.)
v (intransitive|obsolete)fast | Fast. (defdate|First attested around 1350 to 1470.)
v (intransitive) Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present. (defdate|First attested around 1350 to 1470.)
v (transitive|obsolete)hinder | Hinder; keep back; withhold. (defdate|Attested from the early 16th century until the mid 17th century.)