\Went\,
imp. & p. p. of {Wend}; -- now obsolete except as the
imperfect of go, with which it has no etymological
connection. See {Go}.
      To the church both be they went.         --Chaucer.

\Went\, n.
Course; way; path; journey; direction. [Obs.] ``At a turning
of a wente.'' --Chaucer.
      But here my weary team, nigh overspent, Shall breathe
      itself awhile after so long a went.      --Spenser.
      He knew the diverse went of mortal ways. --Spenser.