[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hent \hent\ he^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. --spenser.
   1913 webster

         this cursed jew him hente and held him fast. --chaucer.
   1913 webster

         but all that he might of his friendes hente
         on bookes and on learning he it spente.  --chaucer.
   1913 webster
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