Skamma

Old Norse Dictionary - skamma

Meaning of Old Norse word "skamma" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

skamma Old Norse word can mean:

skamma: að, [skömm], to shame, disgrace; hraktr ok skammaðr, Sturl. iii. 11; þeir er vinir hennar höfðu drepit ok skammat, Fs. 85: to scold.

skamma: II. reflex. to be ashamed, Fms. vi. 302, Hom. 10; skammask e-s, to be ashamed of a thing; skúa ok bróka skammisk engi maðr, Hm. 60, Sks. 744; ek skömdumk at vera nökviðr, 507 B, Bs. i. 469: mod. skammast sín, to blush, Sturl. i. 210; and skammast sín fyrir e-ð.

skamma: 2. recipr. to scold, use bad language to one another.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛘᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

reflex.: retlexive.

pr.: proper, properly.

recipr.: reciprocally.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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