verb
- past tense and past participle of 'hent'; to seize, grasp, or take hold of
Usage: archaic; chiefly literary or historical
Examples
- The knight hented his sword and rode into battle.
- She hented the rope to steady herself on the ship.
- He hented the opportunity before it passed.
- The guard hented the thief by the arm.
- They hented their weapons in preparation for the siege.