skampåle

Swedish
en skampåle

Etymology

skam (“shame”) +‎ påle (“pole”)

Noun

skampåle c

  1. (historical) a pole (in a public place) meant for tying an offender to, subjecting them to public humiliation and sometimes physical punishment, similar to a pillory
    stå vid skampålen
    be in the "pillory" ("stand by the shame pole")
  2. (figuratively) a position of being (publicly) shamed
    ställa någon vid skampålen
    put someone in the pillory / pillory someone ("put someone by the shame pole")

Declension
Declension of skampåle 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skampåle skampålen skampålar skampålarna
Genitive skampåles skampålens skampålars skampålarnas

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