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it is a shame to sit idly by

  • 1 SKÖMM

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    I) (gen. skammar, pl. skammir), f. shame;
    lifa við skömm, to live in shame;
    er þat skömm at sitja hjá, it is a shame to sit idly by;
    fœra skömm at e-m, gøra e-m skömm, to bring dishonour on one;
    bíða skömm, to suffer disgrace;
    veiða at skömm, to be put to shame.
    II) from skammr, short.
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    f., gen. skammar, pl. skammir; skamm, n. also occurs, but rarely, Fb. i. 411; mesta skamm, Bs. ii. 494 (a poem of the 16th century); but the fem. still prevails in speech and writing with a double m, as seen from Fms, vi. 386,—heyr þjóð-skáldit, kvattú svá, gröm skömm, ekki eru þær hendingar jafnhávar, hrömm skömm þat væri jafnhátt, en hitt er málleysa: [A. S. sceamu; Engl. shame; Germ. scham; Dan. skam; in these and other cognate languages the m is single, cp. Ulf. skaman in skaman sik]:—a grave bodily hurt, but rare in this sense.
    II. a shame, outrage; skammir eðr skapraunir, Fs. 63, Fb. i. 303; skamm (sic) né úvirðing, 411; vil ek eigi lifa við skömm, Anal. 131; er þat s. ef ek sit hjá, 123; mun þín s. lengi uppi, Nj. 116; þola skammir bótlaust, 186; reka skammar, 68; fá bana eðr aðrar skammir, N. G. L. i. 122; færa skammir at e-m, Eg. 210; verða at skömm, Gísl. 3; þola skömm á sér (of lewdness, see serða), Gþl. 192.
    2. a shame, disgrace, passim in mod. usage.
    COMPDS: skammarerindi, skammarvíg.

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