eldertongue

Old English · verb

hentan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxen.tɑn/
[ˈhen.tɑn]
Syllables
ˈxen · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
henthintarrestfollowpursue

Meaning

  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
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hentehente
2nd singular hentesthensthentsthentest
3rd singular henteþhenthente
Plural hentaþhenton
Subjunctive
Singular hentehente
Plural hentenhenten
Non-finite forms of hentan
Form
Infinitive hentan
Inflected infinitive hentenne
Imperative singular hent
Imperative plural hentaþ
Present participle hentende
Past participle hentedġehented

All forms (14)

Etymology

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

Descendants

hent, hint

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