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 was seated at a spinning-wheel, but seemed less occupied with the work, than hent on listening to some noise without.
From St. Patrick's Eve by Lever, Charles James
Jog on, jog on, the footpath way, And merrily hent the stile-a: A merry heart goes all the day, Your sad tires in a mile-a.
From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John
Hy lord Cid don Rodrigo him by the neck has hent.
From The Lay of the Cid by Bacon, Leonard
Hereupon one hent him by the hand and after doing as he desired and setting him beside the tree returned to his own folk and the caravan loaded and left the place.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
When Mariyah had made an end of her verses, she folded the letter and delivered it to the nurse, who hent it and went with it to Al-Abbas.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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