noun

• (archaic) The representation of a tent used as a bearing.
• (Scotland) A portable pulpit set up outside to accommodate worshippers who cannot fit into a church.
  "A splendid tent was erected on the brae north of the town, and round that the countless congregation assembled."

verb

• (intransitive) To go camping.
  "We’ll be tenting at the campground this weekend."
• (cooking) To prop up aluminum foil in an inverted "V" (reminiscent of a pop-up tent) over food to reduce splatter, before putting it in the oven.
• (intransitive) To form into a tent-like shape.
  "The sheet tented over his midsection."

verb

• (archaic, UK, Scotland, dialect) To attend to; to heed
  "14th century, anonymous, The Romance of Syr Tryamoure He let hur have wemen at wylle, To tent hur, and that was skylle, And brought hur to bede"
• (archaic, UK, Scotland, dialect) to guard; to hinder.

noun

• (archaic, UK, Scotland, dialect) Attention; regard, care.
  "Lo ! lo ! my frend , take tent to this womman"
• (archaic) Intention; design.
  "A-pon þe feild his fader went And soght abel wit al his tent"