honte

Old French

/ˈhon.tə/

noun
Definitions
  • shame feeling

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *hōnta derived from Frankish *haunitha, *hauniþu (scorn, ridicule, disdain).

Origin

Frankish

*haunitha, *hauniþu

Gloss

scorn, ridicule, disdain

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