skampåle
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
skam (“shame”) + påle (“pole”)
Noun edit
skampåle c
- (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")
- (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 edit
| Declension of skampåle | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skampåle | skampålen | skampålar | skampålarna |
| Genitive | skampåles | skampålens | skampålars | skampålarnas |