Hend

v. t. [imp. & p. p. HENT; p. pr. & vb. n. HENDING.] [A-S. hendan, hentan, gehendan, to pursue, take, seize; Icel. henda, Goth. hinthan, to take, in us-hinthan and fra-hinthan. Cf. COMPREHEND.] To seize; to lay hold on; to occupy. [Obs.] [Written also hent].

And those bright arms down from the rafter hent. Fairfax.