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Shend v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shent p. pr. & vb. n. Shending.]
1. To injure, mar, spoil, or harm. [Obs.] “Loss of time shendeth us.”
I fear my body will be shent. --Dryden.
2. To blame, reproach, or revile; to degrade, disgrace, or put to shame. [Archaic]
The famous name of knighthood foully shend. --Spenser.
She passed the rest as Cynthia doth shend
The lesser stars. --Spenser.
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Shent obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Shend, for shendeth.
Shent, v. t. To shend. [Obs.]
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