skammr
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *skammaz.
Adjective
[edit]skammr (comparative skemmri, superlative skemstr)
- 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
[edit] 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 |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Icelandic: skammur
Further reading
[edit]- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “skammr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive