Definition of fends:
(v) :
(intransitive) To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.
(v) :
(rare, except as "fend for oneself") To defend, to take care of (typically construed with for); to block or push away (typically construed with off).
(n) :
(UK dialectal) An enemy; fiend; the Devil.
(n) :
(obsolete) Self-support; taking care of one's own well-being.