Bastard is not only a curse

Often, in our desire to give a negative character to a person, we use words whose true meaning has long been forgotten.

Not only bad

Sometimes you can hear how someone is being told: "This is a bastard!". And by the way, they called it not only bad people. In our days, the word "bastard" is abusive. It has the meaning of "a cheesy man, a scoundrel, a bastard." However, if you take the dictionaries into your hands, you can find out what else the word "bastard" means. This expression did not always have a negative color. In the dictionary of Dahl, it is defined that the so-called roots, weeds, weeds, grass. That is all that was bogged by a harrow when plowing the land. It also called garbage, which was collected in a heap. There was a word "bastards". Interestingly, over time, this word began to be called a crowd of people. It is not necessary that alcoholics, vagabonds, thieves and other antisocial elements should be gathered in it. And only with time this word became negative. So everyone knew that the bastard was a synonym for the mob and the despicable people.

Other options

Also this word was used to refer to people whose profession was to pull ships from the Dnieper to drag them, that is, to slash them below the river's rapids, thus helping water transport to overcome natural obstacles. There are other uses for this word. In the dictionary of Ephraim we find that the bastard is small things or creatures, as well as people of low rank. The same definitions exist in the dictionary of Ushakov. But the meaning of the word "bastard" is added to them with an accent on the second syllable.

Active word

The word from the noun becomes a verb and begins to denote ordinary actions. In the first variant it means "to steal something, take it off from someone, dragging it". The second option is the transfer of gravity by drawing. Something that can not be lifted and has to be dragged. In addition, this word means "to deliver someone to some place." Another variant of the meaning of this word is "steal".

Where did it come from?

There is a legend that once there was a river called Voloch. In one difficult time, the spread of hunger and mora began on its banks. People began to flee to other places. They had to somehow survive, so they were forced to beg in the villages they passed. But the locals did not want to meet with them, because they feared that the infection would spread to their land. Therefore, they warned each other, seeing the settlers, with shouts: "With Voloch coming!". Thus, the villagers managed to hide in their homes, however, leaving alms for refugees at the roadside.

Try to avoid conflict situations in which you would have to use the word "scum", avoid meeting people you would like to call it. And better study our rich Russian language.