Where does ybent come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

ybent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"Though Tytius doe indure his Liuer to be rent Of Vultures tyring on the same unto his spoyle ybent:"
"And for I was in thilke ſame looſer yeares, (Whether the Muſe, ſo wrought me from my birth, Or I tomuch beleeued my ſhepherd peres) Somedele ybent to ſong and muſicks mirth, A good olde ſhephearde, Wrenock was his name, Made me by arte more cunning in the ſame."
"My boy shew me thy hand, blesse thee my boy, For in thy palme I see a many troubles are ybent to dwel, But thou shalt scape them all, and doe full well."

From Middle English ybende, i-bente, from Old English *ġebended, past participle of Old English bendan as well as ġebendan. Equivalent to y- + bend + -t.

ibent (alternative)