'sblood

American  

[zbluhd] / zblʌd /

interjection

Obsolete.

1. (used as an oath.)

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Etymology

Origin of 'sblood

1590–1600; euphemistic shortening of God's blood; 's ³

Example Sentences

I! 'sblood! no, never in my life.

From Project Gutenberg

Death is short, to the point and something I don't enjoy in others and will probably find oppressive for myself … Poverty is definitely offensive and has a good feel to it as a word … as some of you may remember, I have a soft spot for 'sblood, but that would sound massively eccentric and I need no further help in that direction … and, given the burden laid across my every waking minute, there is always novel to consider … Perhaps you, Dear Readers, can assist.

From The Guardian

The common English expletive “bloody,” used as an adjective or adverb, has been given many fanciful origins; it has been supposed to be a contraction of “by our Lady,” or an adaptation of the oath common during the 17th century, “’sblood,” a contraction of “God’s blood.”

From Project Gutenberg

“Aye, that would be rare fun,” said Presley, with a merry laugh, “but look ye, I must take care to attack him in as favourable circumstances as the true Falstaff did, or 'sblood he might embowell me.”

From Project Gutenberg

The 'sblood' of the sixteenth century must not be confounded with the 'zounds' of the seventeenth.

From Project Gutenberg