skämma

See also: skamma

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skemmd (“shame, disgrace”), from Old Swedish skæmma ("to dishonour") and the reflexive skæmmas ("to be ashamed"), same as Icelandic skemma, Danish skæmme, Middle Low German schemen, German schämen; related to Swedish skam (“shame”).

Verb

skämma (present skämmer, preterite skämde, supine skämt, imperative skäm)

  1. to spoil, to ruin, to dishonour
    Arbete skämmer ingen
    Work makes a shame of nobody
    För mycket eller för lite skämmer allt
    Too much or too little ruins everything
skämma bort
  1. to spoil (people)
    skämma bort barnen
    to spoil the kids
skämma ut
  1. to make a shame of
    skämma ut sig
    make a shame of oneself
    Vattenfall skämmer ut Sverige
    Vattenfall makes a shame of Sweden

Conjugation
Conjugation of skämma (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive skämma skämmas
Present tense skämmer skäms , skämmes
Past tense skämde skämdes
Supine skämt skämts
Imperative skäm —
Present participle skämmande
Past participle skämd
Conjugation of skämma ut (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive skämma ut skämmas ut
Present tense skämmer ut skäms ut, skämmes ut
Past tense skämde ut skämdes ut
Supine skämt ut skämts ut
Imperative skäm ut —
Present participle utskämmande
Past participle utskämd

References
  • skämma, -s in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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