Etymology

shamefast

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Today it means: Bashful, modest; shy. Full definition →

Middle English schamefast ← Old English sċamfæst
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  1. Old English · inherited fromsċamfæst“modest”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromschamefast
  3. English todayshamefast

From Middle English schamefast, from Old English sċamfæst (“modest”), corresponding to shame + fast.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishschamefast all →

shamefaced

Old Englishsċamfæst all →

shamefaced

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