skjemme

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse skemma. In an umlaut relationship with skam (“shame”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ʃɛm.mə/

Verb

skjemme (present tense skjemmer, past tense skjemde or skjemte, supine skjemt, past participle skjemd or skjemt, present participle skjemmande, imperative skjem)

  1. to shame
  2. to ruin
  3. to spoil (f.ex. about milk or people)
  4. to desecrate

Derived terms

See also

  • krenkje
  • vanhelge
  • skjende (Norwegian Bokmål, borrowing from Middle Low German)

References

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