v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Shent ; p. pr. & vb. n. Shending.]
[AS. scendan to disgrace, bring to shame, from sceand, sceond, disgrace, dishonor, shame; akin to G. schande, Goth. skanda. See
1. To injure, mar, spoil, or harm. [Obs.] «Loss of time shendeth us.» Chaucer.
I fear my body will be shent.Dryden.
2. To blame, reproach, or revile; to degrade, disgrace, or put to shame. [Archaic] R. Browning.
The famous name of knighthood foully shend.Spenser.
She passed the rest as Cynthia doth shendSpenser.
The lesser stars.




