v. t.
I fear my body will be shent. Dryden. [ 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 ]
a. Destructive; ruinous; disgraceful. [ Obs. ] --
n. Harm; ruin; also, reproach; disgrace. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Shend, for shendeth. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To shend. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]