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berent

berent is the simple past and past participle of berend.

Meaning of berend

Verb

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

  1. (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

Questions about berent

What is berent the simple past and past participle of?
Berent is the simple past and past participle of berend.

Words near berent in the dictionary

  1. Bereni
  2. Berenice
  3. Berenice's Hair
  4. Berenson
  5. Berensons
  6. berent
  7. beres
  8. Beresfield
  9. Beresford
  10. Beresfords
  11. Bereshit

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