scand

See also: Scand.

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċeand, sċeond

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

• sċandhūs
• sċandlīċ
• sċendan

Descendants

• Middle English: schonde, schande, shande
  • English: shand, shan
  • Scots: shand, shan

See also

• sċamu

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