Shend | 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 Shame, n. ] 1. To injure, mar, spoil, or harm. [ Obs. ] “Loss of time shendeth us.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] I fear my body will be shent. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To blame, reproach, or revile; to degrade, disgrace, or put to shame. [ Archaic ] R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ] The famous name of knighthood foully shend. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] She passed the rest as Cynthia doth shend The lesser stars. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] |