“Zounds” is a contraction of “God’s wounds,” a popular oath in medieval times when proifanity was religion-based. “Gadzooks,” another popular oath, is a contraction of “God’s hooks,” referring to the nails of the Crucifixion. My Irish grandfather used to say, “Steeth” when angry, a contraction of “God’s teeth.” I’ll leave you to figure out what “Sblood” was.
Ida No about 4 years ago
“Besides, you know how hard it is to virgins in an Abbey town?”
Radish the wordsmith about 4 years ago
I can get you some equal amounts of radish, bishopwort, garlic, wormwood, helenium, cropleek and hollowleek on the cheap.
Hapthorn about 4 years ago
“Zounds” is a contraction of “God’s wounds,” a popular oath in medieval times when proifanity was religion-based. “Gadzooks,” another popular oath, is a contraction of “God’s hooks,” referring to the nails of the Crucifixion. My Irish grandfather used to say, “Steeth” when angry, a contraction of “God’s teeth.” I’ll leave you to figure out what “Sblood” was.