shend
English
Etymology
From Middle English shenden, from Old English sċendan (“to put to shame, blame, disgrace”), from Proto-Germanic *skandijaną (“to scold, berate”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kem- (“to cover”). Cognate with Dutch schenden (“to infringe, profane, defile”), German schänden (“defile”), Danish skænde (“defile”). Related to Old English sċand (“infamy, shame, scandal”). More at shand, shame.
Pronunciation
Verb
shend (third-person singular simple present shends, present participle shending, simple past and past participle shent)
- (obsolete) To disgrace or put to shame.
- c 1608, William Shakespeare, Coriolanus, Act 5, Scene II
- Do you hear how we are shent for keeping your greatness back?
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Edmund Spenser to this entry?)
- c 1608, William Shakespeare, Coriolanus, Act 5, Scene II
- (archaic) To blame.
- (archaic) To destroy; to spoil.
- (archaic) To overpower; to surpass.
Conjugation
Conjugation of shend
infinitive | (to) shend | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | shend | shended | |
2nd-person singular | |||
3rd-person singular | shends | ||
plural | shend | ||
subjunctive | shend | shended | |
imperative | shend | — | |
participles | shending | shended |
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:shend.
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