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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To hent is used by Shakespeare for, to seize, to catch, to lay hold on.
From Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies by Arthur Sherbo
Hy lord Cid don Rodrigo him by the neck has hent.
From The Lay of the Cid by Leonard Bacon
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 Sir Richard Francis Burton
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
The potter to his cart he went, He was not to seek; A good two-hand staff he hent, Before Robin he leaped.
From Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series by Frank Sidgwick
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