Zounds (exclamation) (archaic)
zow-nds
Expressing surprise or indignation.
Late 16th century: contraction from (God)’s wounds (i.e. those of Christ on the Cross).
Example sentences
“Zounds! You nearly hit that iceberg then.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
