scamu

Old English

Alternative forms

sċeamu, sċeomu

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skamō. Cognate with Old Frisian skome, Old Saxon skama, Old Dutch skama, Old High German scama, Old Norse skǫmm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑ.mu/

Noun

sċamu f

shame, embarrassment

Declension

Declension of scamu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċamu	sċama, sċame
accusative	sċame	sċama, sċame
genitive	sċame	sċama
dative	sċame	sċamum

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: schame, schome
- Scots: scham, schame
- English: shame; >? sham

See also

sċand

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