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skamme.

to be ashamed

6 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈsɡ̥ɑmə]
  1. to be ashamed

    reflexive
    Skam dig!
  2. to convince someone into doing something by making them feel shame

    rare · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse skamma, from Proto-Germanic *skamāną, cognate with English shame, Dutch schamen, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽 (skaman).

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