shand

See also: Shand

English

Alternative forms

• shond

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 Saterland Frisian Skounde (“shame, disgrace”), West Frisian skande (“disgrace, shame, humiliation”), Dutch schande (“shame, disgrace, reproach, dishonour, scandal”), German Schande (“shame, disgrace, ignominity, dishonour”), Luxembourgish Schan (“shame”), Yiddish שאַנד (shand, “shame”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 (skanda, “shame, disgrace”). 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

• shandy

Adjective

shand (comparative more shand, superlative most shand)

1. (UK dialectal, Scotland) Worthless.

   Synonyms: duffing, no good, valueless; see also Thesaurus:worthless

Anagrams

• Dahns, Danhs, hands, shDNA