hendia is incorrectly written, and should be written as "it hendía" being its meaning:
1st person singular or third person plural of the preterite imperfect indicative form of the verb hender or split which means nail, splitting or sajar or open or crack or fracture or cut or tear or separate or break or section or cross or split something with something sharp, stab, drill, drill.Hender derives from free dindis findere: separate, split, split, RIP, split