Rent, vb. to rend, to tear, to split: “in top of rage the lines she --s,” Compl. 55. “will you r. our ancient love asunder,” Mids. III, 2, 215. “--s the thorns and is rent with the thorns,” H6C III, 2, 175. “these nails should r. that beauty from my cheeks,” R3 I, 2, 126 (Qq rend). “r. off thy silver hair,” Tit. III, 1, 261. “groans and shrieks that r. the air,” Mcb. IV, 3, 168.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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