berend

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verb

To rend or tear severely; tear badly; rip all over.

OriginMiddle English *berenden ← Old English berendan →
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Meanings

verbberend (third-person singular simple present berends, present participle berending, simple past and past participle berent)

present singular third person berends · participle present berending · participle past berent · past berent

  1. transitiveTo 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

Origin

  1. Old Englishberendan“to peel, take off husk”
  2. Middle English*berenden
  3. Englishberend

From Middle English *berenden, from Old English berendan (“to peel, take off husk”); equivalent to be- + rend.

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APA

berend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berend

MLA

“berend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berend. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “berend,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berend.

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