Shend \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.
I fear my body will be shent. --Dryden.
2. To blame, reproach, or revile; to degrade, disgrace, or put to shame. [Archaic] --R. Browning.
The famous name of knighthood foully shend. --Spenser.
She passed the rest as Cynthia doth shend The lesser stars. --Spenser.