forshame en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English forshamen, from Old English forscamian (“to make ashamed, be ashamed, be modest”); equivalent to for- + shame.
Meanings
- (intransitive, obsolete) To be ashamed; be greatly ashamed.
- (obsolete, transitive) To shame; bring reproach on.
- (Northern-England, UK, dialectal, transitive) To dare; presume; have the face to.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |