shamefastadj.

/ˈʃeɪmfɑːst/

/ˈʃeɪmfast/

Forms: see shame n.

Etymology: Old English sc(e)amfæst , < sc(e)amu shame n. + fæst fast adj.The etymological sense appears to be ‘restrained by shame’; but -fæst was a common element in Old English adjective compounds, in some of which it has hardly any definable meaning.

archaic.

a. Bashful, modest. In a good or neutral sense: Modest or virtuous in behaviour and character. In a depreciatory sense: Shy, awkward in the company of others, ‘sheepish’. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [adjective]

shamefastc897

unboldc897

shamelya1100

squeamous1483

bashful1548

shamefaced1555

squeamish1561

retiring1566

chary1567

verecund1575

blatec1600

helo1611

shy1672

shuff1688

shyish1754

shanny1821

fawn-like1838

c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care xxxi. 204 On oðre wisan sint to læronne ða scamleasan, on oðre ða scamfæstan.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 2175 Ȝho wass wiss wiþþ alle. Shammfasst. & daffte. & sedefull.

c1320 Sir Beues 3201 Wimmen beþ schamfast in dede And namliche maidenes.

c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women 1535 Ther nas no lak, but that he was agast To loue, & for to speke shamefast.

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 229 Tho that haue the face sumwhate ruddy bene schamefaste.

c1530 Court of Love 731 Demene you liche a maid with shamefast dred.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ecclus. xxvi. 10 Yf thy daughter be not shamefast, holde her straitly.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. ii. sig. B6^v With chaunge of chear the seeming simple maid Let fal her eien, as shamefast to the earth.

1615 R. Brathwait Strappado 119 So humble was the prelate, as to please. The shamefast maid, he oft fell on his knees.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 185 A neck leaning to the right hand, for shamefast; to the left hand, for shamelesse.

in extended use.1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 15 Kaman the stone may well be called a turncote, for that it is now blacke, now white, now shamefast and blushing.

b. Of actions, behaviour, appearance: Characterized by or indicating modesty or bashfulness.

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the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [adjective] > characterized by shyness or bashfulness

shamefastc1386

bashful1595

c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋985 The firste is þat confession moste be shamefast.

1505 King Henry VII Instr. to Embassadors (1761) vi. 10 The said quyn ys..not liȝght nor boldehardy in speche but with a demewre womanly shamefast contenance.

1611 W. Mure Misc. Poems ii. 9 Hir schamefast, blusching smyles.

1832 W. Motherwell Poems 142 The rose with its sweet shamefast look.

1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise 231 The damsel's shamefast blood Made all her face red to the golden hair.

†2. Ashamed, abashed, full of shame. Obsolete.

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the mind > emotion > humility > feeling of shame > [adjective]

ashamedOE

shamefastc1275

shamefulc1440

hontous?1473

vergoynous1484

shamed1508

shamefaced1873

shame1883

c1275 Sinners beware! 80 in Old Eng. Misc. 240 And þeos gedelynges summe. Hwenne heo to schrifte come. Heo beoþ schomeuaste.

1382 J. Wyclif Psalms xxxiv. 26 Be thei clad with confusioun and shamefast drede.

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin vii. 111 The quene was shamefaste, and discouerid to hym the very trouthe, how the childe was be-geten the same nyght that the Duke was slain.

?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter xxxiiii. 80 They had an eye: full bent in hym, and so they lightened were: A shamefast face not one of them, from that tyme forth dyd beare.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 130 With their hands couer their shamefast faces.

†3. = shameful adj. 4. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Lev. xvi. 4 He schal hide the schamefast membris with pryuy lynnun clothis.

1563 T. Hill Arte Gardening (1593) 165 The ashes made of the rinds of the Gourds, and strawed on the vlcers of shamefast places,..bringeth them vnto a scarre.

1565 T. Stapleton Fortresse of Faith f. 110^v Hauing a desease in some shamefast parte of their body.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	shamefast
释义	shamefastadj. /ˈʃeɪmfɑːst//ˈʃeɪmfast/ Forms: see shame n. Etymology: Old English sc(e)amfæst , < sc(e)amu shame n. + fæst fast adj.The etymological sense appears to be ‘restrained by shame’; but -fæst was a common element in Old English adjective compounds, in some of which it has hardly any definable meaning. archaic. 1. a. Bashful, modest. In a good or neutral sense: Modest or virtuous in behaviour and character. In a depreciatory sense: Shy, awkward in the company of others, ‘sheepish’. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [adjective] shamefastc897 unboldc897 shamelya1100 squeamous1483 bashful1548 shamefaced1555 squeamish1561 retiring1566 chary1567 verecund1575 blatec1600 helo1611 shy1672 shuff1688 shyish1754 shanny1821 fawn-like1838 c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care xxxi. 204 On oðre wisan sint to læronne ða scamleasan, on oðre ða scamfæstan. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 2175 Ȝho wass wiss wiþþ alle. Shammfasst. & daffte. & sedefull. c1320 Sir Beues 3201 Wimmen beþ schamfast in dede And namliche maidenes. c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women 1535 Ther nas no lak, but that he was agast To loue, & for to speke shamefast. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 229 Tho that haue the face sumwhate ruddy bene schamefaste. c1530 Court of Love 731 Demene you liche a maid with shamefast dred. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ecclus. xxvi. 10 Yf thy daughter be not shamefast, holde her straitly. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. ii. sig. B6^v With chaunge of chear the seeming simple maid Let fal her eien, as shamefast to the earth. 1615 R. Brathwait Strappado 119 So humble was the prelate, as to please. The shamefast maid, he oft fell on his knees. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 185 A neck leaning to the right hand, for shamefast; to the left hand, for shamelesse. in extended use.1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 15 Kaman the stone may well be called a turncote, for that it is now blacke, now white, now shamefast and blushing. b. Of actions, behaviour, appearance: Characterized by or indicating modesty or bashfulness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [adjective] > characterized by shyness or bashfulness shamefastc1386 bashful1595 c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋985 The firste is þat confession moste be shamefast. 1505 King Henry VII Instr. to Embassadors (1761) vi. 10 The said quyn ys..not liȝght nor boldehardy in speche but with a demewre womanly shamefast contenance. 1611 W. Mure Misc. Poems ii. 9 Hir schamefast, blusching smyles. 1832 W. Motherwell Poems 142 The rose with its sweet shamefast look. 1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise 231 The damsel's shamefast blood Made all her face red to the golden hair. †2. Ashamed, abashed, full of shame. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > feeling of shame > [adjective] ashamedOE shamefastc1275 shamefulc1440 hontous?1473 vergoynous1484 shamed1508 shamefaced1873 shame1883 c1275 Sinners beware! 80 in Old Eng. Misc. 240 And þeos gedelynges summe. Hwenne heo to schrifte come. Heo beoþ schomeuaste. 1382 J. Wyclif Psalms xxxiv. 26 Be thei clad with confusioun and shamefast drede. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin vii. 111 The quene was shamefaste, and discouerid to hym the very trouthe, how the childe was be-geten the same nyght that the Duke was slain. ?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter xxxiiii. 80 They had an eye: full bent in hym, and so they lightened were: A shamefast face not one of them, from that tyme forth dyd beare. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 130 With their hands couer their shamefast faces. †3. = shameful adj. 4. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Lev. xvi. 4 He schal hide the schamefast membris with pryuy lynnun clothis. 1563 T. Hill Arte Gardening (1593) 165 The ashes made of the rinds of the Gourds, and strawed on the vlcers of shamefast places,..bringeth them vnto a scarre. 1565 T. Stapleton Fortresse of Faith f. 110^v Hauing a desease in some shamefast parte of their body. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.c897
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