Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hende \Hende\, a. [OE., near, handy, kind, fr. AS. gehende near,
   fr. hand hand. See {Handy}.]
   1. Skillful; dexterous; clever. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

   2. Friendly; civil; gentle; kind. [Obs.] --Chaucer.