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

1. shame, embarrassment
   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies

     Ġenōh lange ic wæs on þām bysmore and on þǣre sceame, þe hȳ mē on ġebrōhton;...

     Long enough have I been in the reproach and shame which they brought on me;...

2. confusion

Declension

Declension of sċamu (strong ō-stem)

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

Derived terms

• sċamlēas
• sċamlīċ
• sċamfæst
• sċamian

Descendants

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

See also

• sċand