skjemd

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skemd, skemmd, from Proto-Germanic *skamiþō.

Noun

skjemd f (definite singular skjemda, uncountable)

  1. shame, infamy
    Synonyms: skam, vanheider

Etymology 2

Past participle of skjemme.

Participle

skjemd (neuter singular skjemt, definite singular and plural skjemde)

  1. shameful, shamed, ashamed
  2. ruined

Verb

skjemd

  1. (non-standard since 2012) supine of skjemme

References

  • “skjemd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • Ivar Aasen (1850) “Skjemd”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎ (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
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