hent

hent
I. \\ˈhent\ transitive verb (hent ; hent ; henting ; hents)
Etymology: Middle English henten, from Old English hentan — more at hunt
a. : to lay hold on : seize, catch
b. : to take away : carry off
2. obsolete : to arrive at : reach

have hent the gates — Shakespeare

II. noun (-s)
Etymology: obsolete English hent art of seizing, from hent (I)
obsolete : conception of an idea or plan : intent

up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent — Shakespeare


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  • Hent — (h[e^]nt), v. t. [imp. {Hente}; p. p. {Hent}.] [OE. hente, henten, fr. AS. hentan, gehentan, to pursue, take, seize; cf. Icel. henda, Goth. hinpan (in compos.), and E. hunt.] To seize; to lay hold on; to catch; to get. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hent — (h[e^]nt), v. t. [imp. {Hente}; p. p. {Hent}.] [OE. hente, henten, fr. AS. hentan, gehentan, to pursue, take, seize; cf. Icel. henda, Goth. hinpan (in compos.), and E. hunt.] To seize; to lay hold on; to catch; to get. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hent — [hent] vt. hent, henting [ME henten < OE hentan, akin to huntian, HUNT] Archaic to grasp; seize …   English World dictionary

  • hent — /hent/, v.t., hent, henting. Archaic. to seize. [bef. 1000; ME henten, OE hentan] * * * …   Universalium

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