skampåle

Swedish

Etymology

skam (“shame”) +‎ påle (“pole”)

Noun

skampåle c

  1. (historical) a pole (in a public place) meant for tying an offender to, subjecting them to public humiliation and sometimes physical punishment, similar to a pillory
    stå vid skampålen
    be in the "pillory" ("stand by the shame pole")
  2. (figuratively) a position of being (publicly) shamed
    ställa någon vid skampålen
    put someone in the pillory / pillory someone ("put someone by the shame pole")

Declension

Declension of skampåle
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skampåle skampåles
definite skampålen skampålens
plural indefinite skampålar skampålars
definite skampålarna skampålarnas

See also

References

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