skjemd

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛmd/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skemd, skemmd, from Proto-Germanic *skamiþō.

Noun

skjemd f (definite singular skjemda, uncountable)

1. shame, infamy

   Synonyms: skam, vanheider

Etymology 2

Past participle of skjemme.

Participle

skjemd (neuter singular skjemt, definite singular and plural skjemde)

1. shameful, shamed, ashamed
2. ruined

Verb

skjemd

1. (non-standard since 2012) supine of skjemme

References

• “skjemd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Ivar Aasen (1850) “Skjemd”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎^[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000