Skam

Old Danish Dictionary - skam

Meaning of Old Danish word "Skam", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Skam can mean:

  • to. (is skammr) kort: thette- ær en seam wol. HKv Di2; effter sam fræst, HKv 4870; j skammen irist forw thet effter. RD IL. 284 (= stakket. I. 191 se u. trest). — Som bio. 2gr.; i bider mig halffue skiemmer. DP IL 2693. Jf skiæmber. Er I 1. 38.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛆᛘ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

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Abbreviations used:

bio.
biord (adverbium).
et.
enkelttal (singularis).
t.
tysk.
to.
tillægsord (adjectivum).

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