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. “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. R. Browning.
The famous name of knighthood foully shend. Spenser.
She passed the rest as Cynthia doth shend
The lesser stars. Spenser.