- Sclaundre
- Sclaundre Sclaun"dre, n. Slander. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
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Sclaundre
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slander — [sclaundre] , sb. RG. 333, 354 == fame, report. Alys. 4797 … Oldest English Words
Disclaunder — Dis*claun der, v. t. [From OE. disclaundre, n., for sclandre, esclandre, OF. esclandre. See {Sclaundre}, {Slander}.] To injure one s good name; to slander. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slander — I. transitive verb (slandered; slandering) Date: 13th century to utter slander against ; defame Synonyms: see malign • slanderer noun II. noun Etymology: Middle English sclaundre, slaundre … New Collegiate Dictionary
slander — n. & v. n. 1 a malicious, false, and injurious statement spoken about a person. 2 the uttering of such statements; calumny. 3 Law false oral defamation (cf. LIBEL). v.tr. utter slander about; defame falsely. Derivatives: slanderer n. slanderous… … Useful english dictionary
