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shend

[ shend ]

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.
, shent, shend·ing.
  1. to put to shame.
  2. to reproach or scold.
  3. to destroy or injure; damage.

shend

/ ʃɛnd /

verb

  1. to put to shame
  2. to chide or reproach
  3. to injure or destroy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shend1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of shend1

Old English gescendan, from scand shame
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Example Sentences

I wrote my requisition to the doctor while Shend was struggling to his feet.

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