schamel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch scamel, from Old Dutch *skamal, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. Compare Old Frisian skamel, Old High German skamal.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

schamel (comparative schameler, superlative schamelst)

1. poor, impoverished
2. insignificant, pitiable, paltry

   Hij werkt voor een schamel loon. ― He works for a paltry wage.

Inflection

Inflection of schamel
uninflected	schamel
inflected	schamele
comparative	schameler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		schamel	schameler	het schamelst het schamelste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	schamele	schamelere	schamelste
	n. sing.	schamel	schameler	schamelste
	plural	schamele	schamelere	schamelste
definite		schamele	schamelere	schamelste
partitive		schamels	schamelers	—

Synonyms

• armoedig

Derived terms

• schamelheid

Related terms

• schamen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• shamel, schamil, shamyll, schambyll, schamylle, shamell
• (early) sæmel, scamel, sceomel, scheomel

Etymology

From Old English sċeamol, scamol, from Proto-Germanic *skamulaz, *skamilaz, from Latin scamellum, variant of scabellum (“footstool”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃam(b)əl/, /ˈʃaːməl/

Noun

schamel (plural schamels)

1. A footstool; a rest for one's feet.
2. A vendor's stool or table.

Descendants

• English: shamble; shambles
• Scots: shammel, shammle

References

• “shā̆mel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.