Skamma

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skamma

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skamma" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

skamma Old Icelandic word can mean:

skamma
(að), v.
skamma
1) to shame, disgrace (þá menn, er vini vára hafa drepit ok ~t);
skamma
2) refl., ~st e-s, to be ashamed of a thing (skúa ok bróka skammisk engi maðr); s. sin, to blush; with infin., ~st at gera e-t, to be ashamed to do a thing.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛘᛘᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-s
einhvers.
n.
neuter.

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