obtend

verb2

1. •
   (no longer used) To oppose; to hold out in opposition.

   • ’Twas giv’n to you, your darling son to shroud, To draw the dastard from the fighting crowd, And, for a man, obtend an empty cloud. — 1697
2. •
   (no longer used) To offer as the reason for something; to pretend.

   • Be mindful of yourselves, draw forth your swords,//And to his shafts obtend these ample boards — 1725