berend en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English *berenden, from Old English berendan (“to peel, take off husk”); equivalent to be- + rend.
Meanings
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(transitive) To rend or tear severely; tear badly; rip all over.
Then red with ire, her tresses she berent; And weeping hid the beauty of her face:
1904, Elizabethan sonnets
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| berent | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| berent | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| berending | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| berends | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |