SKAMMA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SKAMMA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SKAMMA

að, [skömm], to shame, disgrace; hraktr ok skammaðr, Sturl. iii. 11; þeir er vinir hennar höfðu drepit ok skammat, Fs. 85: to scold.

2 SKAMMA

II. reflex. to be ashamed, Fms. vi. 302, Hom. 10; skammask e-s, to be ashamed of a thing; skúa ok bróka skammisk engi maðr, Hm. 60, Sks. 744; ek skömdumk at vera nökviðr, 507 B, Bs. i. 469: mod. skammast sín, to blush, Sturl. i. 210; and skammast sín fyrir e-ð.

3 SKAMMA

2. recipr. to scold, use bad language to one another.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᛅᛘᛘᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
pr.: proper.
recipr.: reciprocally.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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