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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse skemmask, skemmast.
Pronunciation
Verb
skjemmast (present tense skjemmest, past tense skjemdest or skjemtest, supine skjemst)
- (intransitive) to be ashamed, shameful
- Synonym: blygjast
eg skjemmest ved deg.- I am ashamed by you.
- passive infinitive of skjemme
References
- “skjemmast” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Ivar Aasen (1850) “skjemmast”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000