Middle English Dictionary Entry
shond n.(2)
Entry Info
Forms | shond n.(2) Also (early SWM) sconde. |
Etymology | OE sceand, scond infamous person. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A disgraced person.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)11811 : And whaðer unker þe geð abake..beon he in ælche londe iqueðe for ane sconde.