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"Ud's pity", in Shakespeare, is glossed as: "God's pity."
What is the origin of "Ud's" ?
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For what it's woprth (maybe not much), it's often written with a leading apostrophe, ie, 'Ud's pity, suggesting an abbreviation for God, possibly in another language
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Not a far cry from "'Swounds" or "Zounds" meaning "Gods' wounds"
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