hent

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)

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."  [1913 Webster]
"But all that he might of his friendes hente
On bookes and on learning he it spente."  [1913 Webster]