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

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.

Anagrams

• Dahns, Danhs, hands, shDNA