Old English · noun

scand

Normalised sċand

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /ʃɑnd/
Syllables: ʃɑnd (1 syllable)
Modern English: shan shand shame disgrace disgraceful embarrassment

scand1 · noun · feminine

Senses

shame, disgrace

Sċand hit is hū man ġeongum mannum dōþ.

It's a shame how young people are treated.

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of scand
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sċand	sċanda sċande
Accusative	sċande	sċanda sċande
Genitive	sċande	sċanda
Dative	sċande	sċandum

scand2 · noun · masculine

Senses

a disgraceful person: disgrace, embarrassment

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of scand
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sċand	sċandas
Accusative	sċand	sċandas
Genitive	sċandes	sċanda
Dative	sċande	sċandum

Etymology

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 (skanda).

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

Descendants

shan, shand

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