Shend
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 2:23 pm
shend
Main Entry: shend
Pronunciation: 'shend
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): shent /'shent/; shend·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scendan; akin to Old English scamu shame -- more at SHAME
1 archaic : to put to shame or confusion
2 archaic : REPROVE, REVILE
3 chiefly dialect a : INJURE, MAR b : RUIN, DESTROY
A master were lauded and sciolists shent.
R. Browning.