Skömm

Old Norse Dictionary - skömm

Meaning of Old Norse word "skömm" (or skǫmm) in English.

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

skömm Old Norse word can mean:

skömm (skǫmm)
f., gen. skammar, pl. skammir; skamm, n. also occurs, but rarely, Fb. i. 411; mesta skamm, BS. ii. 494 (a poem of the 16th century); but the fem. still prevails in speech and writing with a double m, as seen from Fms, vi. 386,—heyr þjóð-skáldit, kvattú svá, gröm skömm, ekki eru þær hendingar jafnhávar, hrömm skömm þat væri jafnhátt, en hitt er málleysa: [A. S. sceamu; Engl. shame; Germ. scham; Dan. skam; in these and other cognate languages the m is single, cp. Ulf. skaman in skaman sik]:—a grave bodily hurt, but rare in this sense.
skömm (skǫmm)
II. a shame, outrage; skammir eðr skapraunir, FS. 63, Fb. i. 303; skamm (sic) né úvirðing, 411; vil ek eigi lifa við skömm, Anal. 131; er þat S. ef ek sit hjá, 123; mun þín S. lengi uppi, Nj. 116; þola skammir bótlaust, 186; reka skammar, 68; fá bana eðr aðrar skammir, n. G. l. i. 122; færa skammir at e-m, Eg. 210; verða at skömm, Gísl. 3; þola skömm á sér (of lewdness, see serða), Gþl. 192.
skömm (skǫmm)
2. a shame, disgrace, passim in mod. usage.
skömm (skǫmm)
COMPDS: skammarerindi, skammarvíg.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skömm may be more accurately written as skǫmm.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
fem.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
L.
Linnæus.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Anal.
Analecta. (D. II.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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