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

Related terms

• skemd
• skemma

Descendants

• Icelandic: skömm
• Faroese: skomm
• Norwegian Nynorsk: skam
• Norwegian Bokmål: skam
• Old Swedish: skam
  • Swedish: skam
• Old Danish: skam
  • Danish: skam

Etymology 2

Adjective

skǫmm

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

References

• skömm in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.