'sheart

English

Alternative forms

• shart, s'harte, 's'heart

Etymology

Minced form of (by) God's heart, ods heart, etc.

Interjection

'sheart

1. (archaic, minced oath) 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, Rathes, Sarthe, Sather, Tahers, Tasher, earths, haters, hear'st, hearts, rehats, shetar