hentan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hantijan, from Proto-Germanic *hantijaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxen.tɑn/, [ˈhen.tɑn]

Verb

hentan

to pursue; follow after
to seize; take; carry off
to capture (an animal)
to arrest (a person)
to strike with a weapon; get at with a blow

Conjugation

Conjugation of hentan (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	hentan	hentenne
first person singular	hente	hente
second person singular	hentest, henst, hentst	hentest
third person singular	henteþ, hent	hente
plural	hentaþ	henton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hente	hente
plural	henten	henten
imperative
singular	hent
plural	hentaþ
participle	present	past
	hentende	(ġe)hented

Derived terms

ġehentan

Descendants

Middle English: henten, hinten
- English: hent, hint
- Scots: hent, hynt, hint

Old Norse

Adjective

hentan

strong masculine accusative singular of hentr

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