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Hent vs Hend - What's the difference?

hent | hend |

In obsolete terms the difference between hent and hend

is that hent is to take hold of, to grasp while hend is to take hold of; to grasp, hold.

hent

English

Alternative forms

* hente

Verb

  • (label) To take hold of, to grasp.
  • *, Bk.V, Ch.IX:
  • *:And in the grekynge of the day Sir Gawayne hente his hors wondyrs for to seke.
  • To take away, carry off.

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    hend

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To take hold of; to grasp, hold.
  • * 1885', Presently the cloud opened and behold, within it was that Jinni '''hending in hand a drawn sword, while his eyes were shooting fire sparks of rage. — Sir Richard Burton, ''The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night , vol. 1