shent
verb (used with object), shent, shend·ing. Archaic.
1.
to put to shame.
2.
to reproach or scold.
3.
to destroy or injure; damage.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English s(c)henden, Old English (ge)scendan (cognate with Dutch schenden, German schänden), derivative of scand shame, infamy
before 900; Middle English s(c)henden, Old English (ge)scendan (cognate with Dutch schenden, German schänden), derivative of scand shame, infamy
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| —vb , shends, shending, shent | |
| 1. | to put to shame |
| 2. | to chide or reproach |
| 3. | to injure or destroy |
| [Old English gescendan, from scand | |
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