shand

See also: Shand

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English shande, schande, schonde, from Old English sċeand, sċand (“shame, disgrace, infamy”), from Proto-West Germanic *skandu, from Proto-Germanic *skandō (“shame, disgrace”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱem- (“to cover, hide, conceal”).

Cognate with Dutch schande (“shame, disgrace, reproach, dishonour, scandal”), German Schande (“shame, disgrace, ignominity, dishonour”). Related to shame, shend. Doublet of shanda and shonda.

Compare typologically the opposite direction meaning shift Proto-Slavic *pozorъ < *zьrěti (“to observe”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ænd

Noun

shand (uncountable)

  1. Shame; scandal; disgrace.
  2. (UK dialectal, Scotland) Base coin; one with mixed metals.

Derived terms

Adjective

shand (comparative more shand, superlative most shand)

  1. (UK dialectal, Scotland) Worthless.

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