schäme

See also: schame

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German schamen, schemen, from Old High German scamēn, from Proto-Germanic *skamjaną (to be ashamed), equivalent to Scham (shame) + -e. Cognate with German schämen.

Verb

schäme (third-person singular simple present schämt, past participle gschämt, auxiliary haa)

  1. (reflexive) to be ashamed
    • 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
      So ne große Kärli! Söt sich schäme.

German

Verb

schäme

  1. First-person singular present of schämen.
  2. First-person singular subjunctive I of schämen.
  3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of schämen.
  4. Imperative singular of schämen.
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