skǫmm

See also: skomm and skömm

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *skamō.

Noun

skǫmm f (genitive skammar, plural skammir)

  1. shame
Declension
Declension of skǫmm (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skǫmm skǫmmin skammir skammirnar
accusative skǫmm skǫmmina skammir skammirnar
dative skǫmm skǫmminni skǫmmum skǫmmunum
genitive skammar skammarinnar skamma skammanna
Descendants
  • Icelandic: skömm
  • Faroese: skomm
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skam
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skam
  • Old Swedish: skam
  • Old Danish: skam

Etymology 2

Adjective

skǫmm

  1. strong feminine nominative singular of skammr
  2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of skammr

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “skömm”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 386; also available at the Internet Archive
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