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English

Etymology
Old English scendan.

Pronunciation
IPA|/��nd/

Verb
en-verb|shends|shending|shent

1. obsolete to disgrace or put to shame
2. archaic to blame
3. archaic to destroy, to spoil

#:*Late C14: �ou seyest, ri�t as womes shende a tree, / Ri�t so a wyf destroyeþ hire housbounde � Geoffrey Chaucer, �The Wife of Bath's Tale�, Canterbury Tales

• 2007-08-11 08:40 - AutoFormat - -''(archaic)'' +{{archaic}}, -''(obsolete)'' +{{obsolete}}

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