Middle English Dictionary Entry
smod n.
Entry Info
| Forms | smod n. |
| Etymology | Cp. MnE dial. smud, smod a dirty mark, stain; MDu. besmodden, smoddich; & MLG smudden. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Obscene behavior, filth; (b) as surname.
Associated quotations
a
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)711 : Now haf þay..scorned natwre, And henttez hem..an usage unclene; Hem to smyte for þat smod smartly I þenk.
b
- (1250) Close R.Hen.III360 : Simon Smod.