Sceand-word

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - sceand-word

According to the Old English Dictionary:

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sceand-word
n. A vile, foul word, or an opprobrious, abusive word :--Ðæt ic (the devil) wolde, ðæt hý (wicked men) ðé (God) áfremdedon and ðíne circean forgeáton and æt mé leornedan sceandword, Wulfst. 255, 15. sceand-word
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