hentan

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxen.tɑn/, [ˈhen.tɑn]

Verb

hentan

  1. to pursue; follow after
  2. to seize; take; carry off
  3. to capture (an animal)
  4. to arrest (a person)
  5. to strike with a weapon; get at with a blow

Conjugation

Conjugation of hentan (weak, class 1)
infinitive hentan hentenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
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

Old Norse

Adjective

hentan

  1. strong masculine accusative singular of hentr
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