science-of-noise: “Yard Sard”: much ruder in the 15th century. “Sard” was an archaic word meaning “seduce,” or euphemistically, “to fuck.” “Fuck” didn’t actually enter the language until the 16th century, so (say) 1400s versions
science-of-noise: “Yard Sard”: much ruder in the 15th century. “Sard” was an archaic word meaning “seduce,” or euphemistically, “to fuck.” “Fuck” didn’t actually enter the language until the 16th century, so (say) 1400s versions