skǫmm

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See also: skomm and skömm

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *skamō.

Noun

skǫmm f (genitive skammar, plural skammir)

  1. shame
Declension
Related terms
Descendants
  • Icelandic: skömm
  • Faroese: skomm
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skam
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skam
  • Old Swedish: skam
  • Old Danish: skam

Etymology 2

Adjective

skǫmm

  1. strong feminine nominative singular of skammr
  2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of skammr

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