Hent (hĕnt), 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. Piers Plowman.Spenser.
This cursed Jew him hente and held him fast. Chaucer.
But all that he might of his friendes hente
On bookes and on learning he it spente. Chaucer.