hent

[ hent ]

/ hɛnt /

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

to seize.

Nearby words

henslowe, henslowe, philip, henson, henson, jim, henson, matthew alexander, hent, hentai, hentoff, henty, henty, george alfred, henze

Origin of hent

before 1000; Middle English henten, Old English hentan

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Examples from the Web for hent

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
To hent is used by Shakespeare for, to seize, to catch, to lay hold on.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies|Samuel Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for hent (1 of 2)

hent

/ (hɛnt) archaic /

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

British Dictionary definitions for hent (2 of 2)

hent

/ (hɛnt) /

verb (tr)

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

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