verb
per-tĕnĕo
Meaning
- to hold constantly
per-tĕnĕo, ŭi, 2, v. a.,
I. to hold constantly, keep hold of, hold fast (late Lat.):
utinam (me) pertinuisset, Hier. Ep. 66, n. 13.utinam (me) pertinuisset, Hier. Ep. 66, n. 13.