hent

[ hent ]

verb (used with object),hent, hent·ing.Archaic.
  1. to seize.

Origin of hent

1
before 1000; Middle English henten,Old English hentan

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British Dictionary definitions for hent (1 of 2)

hent1

/ (hɛnt) archaic /


verb
  1. (tr) to seize; grasp

noun
  1. anything that has been grasped, esp by the mind

Origin of hent

1
Old English hentan to pursue; related to huntian to hunt

British Dictionary definitions for hent (2 of 2)

hent2

/ (hɛnt) /


verb(tr)
  1. Southwest English dialect to empty: I'll hent the water out in the garden

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