Schaam

From Middle High German schūm, from Old High German scūm, from Proto-West Germanic *skūm. Cognate to English scum.

Schaam m

1. (Erzgebirgisch) foam, lather, froth

• Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 2
• 1998 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Eierquatsch und drackite Supp: Ein heiteres Mundartbuch aus dem Erzgebirge und dem Vogtland, P. 30

From Old Saxon skama, from Proto-Germanic *skamō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (“darkness”). Compare Dutch schaamte, English shame, German Scham.

• IPA^(key): /ʃaːm/

Schaam f (no plural)

1. shame, shamefacedness (not in the sense of disgrace)

• IPA^(key): /ʃɔːm/

Schaam f

1. shame

   Mein Schaam waar gros.

   My shame was great.

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Compare German Scham, English shame.

Schaam f

1. modesty
2. shame

From Middle High German schūm, from Old High German scūm, from Proto-West Germanic *skūm.

Compare German Schaum, Dutch schuim, English scum.

Schaam m

1. foam
2. scum
3. froth