To rap and rend. See under Rap, v. t., to snatch.
Syn. -- To tear; burst; break; rupture; lacerate; fracture; crack;
split.
Rend, v. i. To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to
split. Jer. Taylor.
Rend"er (-?r), n. [From Rend.] One who rends.
Ren"der (r?n"d?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rendered (-d?rd);p. pr. & vb. n.
Rendering.] [F. rendre, LL. rendre, fr. L. reddere; pref. red-, re-,
re- + dare to give. See Datetime, and cf. Reddition, Rent.] 1. To
return; to pay back; to restore.
Whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may.
Spenser.