(transitive) To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst / (transitive) To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate.

A violent separation of parts.

present participle of rend

The act by which something is rent, or torn.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rend

plural of rending

simple past tense and past participle of rend

A surname.

plural of Rende

(archaic) To snatch.