To-rend

To-rend
To-rend \To-rend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {To-rent}.] [Pref. to- + rend.] To rend in pieces. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The wolf hath many a sheep and lamb to-rent. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]


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  • rend — [rend] v past tense and past participle rent [rent] [T] literary [: Old English; Origin: rendan] to tear or break something violently into pieces …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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