shand
See also: Shand
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Etymology edit
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.
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- Rhymes: -ænd
Noun edit
shand (uncountable)
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Adjective edit
shand (comparative more shand, superlative most shand)