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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

forshame en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English forshamen, from Old English forscamian (“to make ashamed, be ashamed, be modest”); equivalent to for- + shame.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To be ashamed; be greatly ashamed.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To shame; bring reproach on.
  3. (Northern-England, UK, dialectal, transitive) To dare; presume; have the face to.

Forms

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forshaming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
forshamed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
forshamed Tense=Past lexicographic
foreshame alternative lexicographic
forshames Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic