- scamfæst
- adj shamefast, modest, bashful
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
scamfæst
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Shamefaced — Shame faced , a. [For shamefast; AS. scamf[ae]st. See {Shame}, n., and {Fast} firm.] Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest. [1913 Webster] Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people s prise. Dryden. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shamefaced — Shame faced , a. [For shamefast; AS. scamf[ae]st. See {Shame}, n., and {Fast} firm.] Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest. [1913 Webster] Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people s prise. Dryden. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shamefacedness — Shamefaced Shame faced , a. [For shamefast; AS. scamf[ae]st. See {Shame}, n., and {Fast} firm.] Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest. [1913 Webster] Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people s prise. Dryden. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shamefast — Shame fast, a. [AS. scamf[ae]st.] Modest; shamefaced. {Shame fast*ly}, adv. {Shame fast*ness}, n. [Archaic] See {Shamefaced}. [1913 Webster] Shamefast she was in maiden shamefastness. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] [Conscience] is a blushing shamefast… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shamefastly — Shamefast Shame fast, a. [AS. scamf[ae]st.] Modest; shamefaced. {Shame fast*ly}, adv. {Shame fast*ness}, n. [Archaic] See {Shamefaced}. [1913 Webster] Shamefast she was in maiden shamefastness. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] [Conscience] is a blushing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shamefastness — Shamefast Shame fast, a. [AS. scamf[ae]st.] Modest; shamefaced. {Shame fast*ly}, adv. {Shame fast*ness}, n. [Archaic] See {Shamefaced}. [1913 Webster] Shamefast she was in maiden shamefastness. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] [Conscience] is a blushing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shamefast — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scamfæst, from scamu + fæst fixed, fast Date: before 12th century archaic shamefaced … New Collegiate Dictionary
shamefaced — (adj.) 1550s, modest, bashful, folk etymology alteration of shamefast, from O.E. scamfæst bashful, lit. restrained by shame, or else firm in modesty, from SHAME (Cf. shame) (n.) + fæst, adjectival suffix (see FAST (Cf. fast) (adj.)) … Etymology dictionary
shamefaced — [shām′fāst΄shām′fāst΄] adj. [altered, by folk etym. < ME schamfast < OE scamfæst < scamu, shame + fæst, firm, FAST1] 1. Now Rare very modest, bashful, or shy 2. showing a feeling of shame or embarrassment; ashamed: Also Archaic shamefast … English World dictionary
