scamu

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Old English

Alternative forms

sċeamu, sċeomu

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skamō. Cognate with Old Frisian skome, Old Saxon skama, Old Dutch skama, Old High German scama, Old Norse skǫmm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑ.mu/

Noun

sċamu f

shame, embarrassment
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
  Ġenōh lange ic wæs on þām bysmore and on þǣre sceame, þe hȳ mē on ġebrōhton;...
  Long enough have I been in the reproach and shame which they brought on me;...

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sċamu	sċama, sċame
accusative	sċame	sċama, sċame
genitive	sċame	sċama
dative	sċame	sċamum

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: schame, schome
- Scots: scham, schame
- English: shame; >? sham

See also

sċand

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