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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Shend

· IPA /ʃɛnd/
01 v. t. To injure, mar, spoil, or harm.
imp. & p. p. Shent; p. pr. & vb. n. Shending
  1. 1.
    To injure, mar, spoil, or harm.[Obs.]
    “I fear my body will be shent.” — Dryden.
  2. 2.
    To blame, reproach, or revile; to degrade, disgrace, or put to shame.[Archaic]
    “The famous name of knighthood foully shend.” — Spenser.
    “She passed the rest as Cynthia doth shend The lesser stars.” — Spenser.