Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skamr, skammr, from Proto-Germanic *skammaz, cognate with Old English sceam, scamm and Old High German scam.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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skammur (comparative skemmri, superlative skemmstur)

  1. short
    Synonym: stuttur

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References

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  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “skammur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “skammur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)