hent

[hent]

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

to seize.

Origin of hent

before 1000; Middle English henten, Old English hentan

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Examples from the Web for hent

Historical Examples of hent

To hent is used by Shakespeare for, to seize, to catch, to lay hold on.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies
Samuel Johnson
She was seated at a spinning-wheel, but seemed less occupied with the work, than hent on listening to some noise without.
St. Patrick's Eve
Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for hent

hent

verb

(tr) to seize; grasp

noun

anything that has been grasped, esp by the mind

Word Origin for hent

Old English hentan to pursue; related to huntian to hunt

hent

verb (tr)

Southwest English dialect to emptyI'll hent the water out in the garden

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