Definitions For Hent

Verb

hents , henting , hent , hent (obsolete) To take hold of, to grasp. (obsolete) To take away, carry off, apprehend. (obsolete, transitive) To clear; to go beyond.

Alternative forms

hente {{qualifier, 13th-16th centuries}}

Etymology

From Middle English henten (also hynten, hinten > English hint), from {{inh, en, ang, hentan, , to pursue, chase after, seize, arrest, grasp}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, *hantijaną, , to seize}}, related to Old English huntian, , to hunt, Old High German hunda, , spoils, booty.