Archaic or dialectal past tense form of hank, meaning coiled, fastened with a hank, or hobbled.
An older or regional past tense formation of hank, possibly from Dutch/Low German origin; largely obsolete in modern English.
Older English used '-t' as an alternative past tense ending (like 'burnt' vs. 'burned')—'hankt' preserves this pattern, showing how standard -ed forms gradually replaced varied endings.
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