skjemmast

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skemmask, skemmast.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ʃɛm.mɑst/

Verb

skjemmast (present tense skjemmest, past tense skjemdest or skjemtest, supine skjemst)

(intransitive) to be ashamed, shameful
Synonym: blygjast

eg skjemmest ved deg.
I am ashamed by you.
passive infinitive of skjemme

References

“skjemmast” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Ivar Aasen (1850) “skjemmast”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎ (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

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