scand

See also: Scand.

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃɑnd/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *skandu, from Proto-Germanic *skandō. Cognate with Old Frisian skonde, Old Saxon *skanda, Old Dutch *skanda, Old High German skanda, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 (skanda).

Noun

sċand f

  1. shame, disgrace
    Sċand hit is hū man ġeongum mannum dōþ.
    It's a shame how young people are treated.
    Mē is lēofre þæt mē man ofslēa þonne iċ on sċande libbe.
    I would rather be killed than live in disgrace.
Declension
Declension of scand (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sċand sċanda, sċande
accusative sċande sċanda, sċande
genitive sċande sċanda
dative sċande sċandum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: schonde, schande, shande

See also

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *skand, from Proto-Germanic *skandaz, *skamdaz (“shameful person”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kem- (“to cover”).

Noun

sċand m

  1. a disgraceful person: disgrace, embarrassment
Declension
Declension of scand (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sċand sċandas
accusative sċand sċandas
genitive sċandes sċanda
dative sċande sċandum
Descendants
  • Middle English: sconde, shond
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