hent

[ hent ]

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.

, hent, hent·ing.

1. to seize.

hent

¹

/ hɛnt /

verb

1. dialect.
   to empty

   I'll hent the water out in the garden

hent

²

/ hɛnt /

verb

1. tr to seize; grasp

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hent¹

before 1000; Middle English henten, Old English hentan

Word History and Origins

Origin of hent¹

Old English hentan to pursue; related to huntian to hunt

Example Sentences

She was seated at a spinning-wheel, but seemed less occupied with the work, than hent on listening to some noise without.

From Project Gutenberg

Winslow set his teeth together and registered a mental vow to wring Rufus Hent's sunburned neck at the first opportunity.

From Project Gutenberg

To hent is used by Shakespeare for, to seize, to catch, to lay hold on.

From Project Gutenberg