hent
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of hent
before 1000; Middle English henten, Old English hentan
Example Sentences
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He was hent intently to his work in the noonday sun, and somehow I knew at that moment what would happen, I could see it.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
And Guy hent his sword in hand, And hetelich smot to Colbrand.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
Hereupon the Prince hent the reed in hand and broke it and drew forth the paper which he opened and read and comprehended.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Jog on, jog, on the foot-path way, And merrily hent the stile-a, A merry heart goes all the day, Your sad tires in a mile-a.
From Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 by Thompson, Slason
Gl�mr kva� s�r vel hent at geyma sau�fj�r � vetrum.
From Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by Chambers, R. W.
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