'sheart

English

Alternative forms

shart, s'harte, 's'heart

Etymology

Shortened from (by) God's heart, ods heart, etc.

Interjection

'sheart

(obsolete) Used as an oath and in expressions of wonder, anger, etc.
- c. 1596, Sir Thomas More, Act III, Scene ii, l. 276:
  Shart, if my haire stand not an end...

Synonyms

'sblood, 'sdeath, 'struth, 'zounds
(wonder): see Thesaurus:wow

References

“'Sheart, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1914.

Anagrams

Earths, Hartes, Hearst, Hearts, Sarthe, Sather, Tahers, earths, haters, hear'st, hearts, rehats, shetar

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