schame

== English == === Noun === schame (countable and uncountable, plural schames) Obsolete form of shame. === Anagrams === McShea, mechas, sachem, samech, schema == Dutch == === Verb === schame (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of schamen == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English sċamu, sċeamu, from Proto-West Germanic *skamu, from Proto-Germanic *skamō. ==== Alternative forms ==== chame, scham, scheme, sham, shame same, scame (Early Middle English); scome, scheome, schomme, some (Early Middle English, West Midland); sceome (Laȝamon's Brut) ssame (Kent, Southern, Southwest Midland); scam (Northern); sceame, schome, shome, ssome (West Midland) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈʃaːm(ə)/, (rare, from Old English combining sċam-) /ʃam/ IPA(key): /ˈʃɔ̝ːm(ə)/ (West Midland) ==== Noun ==== schame (plural schames) Shame or embarassment towards behaviour (of oneself or another): Modesty, reserve, timidity; a lack of assertiveness or pride. Reluctance, unwillingness; lack of will (towards something) Something disgraceful or ignominious; a disgrace. Synonym: schendschipe A spoken insult; a verbal instance of disgrace. (rare) The genitalia; one's sexual organs. Disgrace, ignominy; the state of being dishonoured: ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: shame; >? sham Middle Scots: scham, schame Scots: shame, shemm ===== References ===== “shāme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “shame, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== schame alternative form of schamen