Hent
Alternative forms
- hente 13th-16th centuries
Origin
Old English hentan, of uncertain origin.
Full definition of hent
Verb
- (obsolete) To take hold of, to grasp.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:And in the grekynge of the day Sir Gawayne hente his hors wondyrs for to seke.
- (obsolete) To take away, carry off.