skammr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skammaz.

Adjective

skammr (comparative skemmri, superlative skemstr)

  1. short
    fyr skǫmmu
    a short time ago
    hvern létu þeir hǫfði skemmra
    they decapitated each one
    (literally, “they let each one become shorter by a head”)

Declension

Strong declension of skammr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skammr skǫmm skamt
accusative skamman skamma skamt
dative skǫmmum skammri skǫmmu
genitive skamms skammrar skamms
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative skammir skammar skǫmm
accusative skamma skammar skǫmm
dative skǫmmum skǫmmum skǫmmum
genitive skammra skammra skammra
Weak declension of skammr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skammi skamma skamma
accusative skamma skǫmmu skamma
dative skamma skǫmmu skamma
genitive skamma skǫmmu skamma
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative skǫmmu skǫmmu skǫmmu
accusative skǫmmu skǫmmu skǫmmu
dative skǫmmum skǫmmum skǫmmum
genitive skǫmmu skǫmmu skǫmmu
Declension of comparative of skammr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skemmri skemmri skemmra
accusative skemmra skemmri skemmra
dative skemmra skemmri skemmra
genitive skemmra skemmri skemmra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative skemmri skemmri skemmri
accusative skemmri skemmri skemmri
dative skemmrum skemmrum skemmrum
genitive skemmri skemmri skemmri
Strong declension of superlative of skammr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skammastr skǫmmust skammast
accusative skammastan skammasta skammast
dative skǫmmustum skammastri skǫmmustu
genitive skammasts skammastrar skammasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative skammastir skammastar skǫmmust
accusative skammasta skammastar skǫmmust
dative skǫmmustum skǫmmustum skǫmmustum
genitive skammastra skammastra skammastra
Weak declension of superlative of skammr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skammasti skammasta skammasta
accusative skammasta skǫmmustu skammasta
dative skammasta skǫmmustu skammasta
genitive skammasta skǫmmustu skammasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative skǫmmustu skǫmmustu skǫmmustu
accusative skǫmmustu skǫmmustu skǫmmustu
dative skǫmmustum skǫmmustum skǫmmustum
genitive skǫmmustu skǫmmustu skǫmmustu

Descendants

  • Icelandic: skammur
  • Old Danish: skam

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “skammr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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