Hente

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hent \Hent\ (h[e^]nt), 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. [Obs.] --Piers
     Plowman. --Spenser.


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           This cursed Jew him hente and held him fast. --Chaucer.
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           But all that he might of his friendes hente
           On bookes and on learning he it spente.  --Chaucer.
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