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English
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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
Noun
shand (uncountable)
- Shame; scandal; disgrace.
- (UK dialectal, Scotland) Base coin; one with mixed metals.
Derived terms
Adjective
shand (comparative more shand, superlative most shand)
- (UK dialectal, Scotland) Worthless.
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