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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She hent down to him, and gently lifting his head, looked with an indescribable expression of happiness and love deep into his beaming eyes.
From Henry VIII and His Court by Henry Niles Pierce
Twice have the trumpets sounded; The generous and gravest citizens Have hent the gates, and very near upon 15 The Duke is entering: therefore, hence, away!
From Measure for Measure The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by John Glover
Swiftly, I thought, in strongest gripe on his bed of death to bind him down, that he in the hent of this hand of mine should breathe his last: but he broke away.
From Beowulf by Francis Barton Gummere
After him Prince Ali hent his bow in hand and, discharging an arrow in like direction, overshot the first; and lastly came Prince Ahmad's turn.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
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 Sir Richard Francis Burton
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