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hent
CIDE DICTIONARY
hent, v. t. [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. Piers Plowman. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
"This cursed Jew him hente and held him fast."
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"But all that he might of his friendes hente
On bookes and on learning he it spente." [1913 Webster]
On bookes and on learning he it spente." [1913 Webster]
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