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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Eschame, v. Also: eshame, escheame, escheme. [Common variant of Aschame v.]

1. p.p. a. Affected with shame. Freq. const. of or to with inf. a1400 Leg. S. iv. 147.
He wes all eschemet thane
Ib. xlix. 169.
He wes eschamet nocht for thi
a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 1110.
To ressaue the nobill prince of price … me think thou suld be eschamit
1513 Doug. ix. iv. 75.
Haif eschamyt of this bodword glaid
1562-3 Winȝet I. 25/32.
Praying God … that thay be not eschamit to recant thair errour
Ib. 49/11.
I thocht I had na cause to be eschameit
a1568 Scott xxvi. 74.
Gud wemen will not … of this sedull be eschamit
1573 Cath. Tr. 27/13.
Thai suld be eschemit of sic vane … doctrine
a1578 Pitsc. I. 358/30.
The king … was a lytill eschameit that he had dissagyssit him self to be wnknawin
1580 Cath. Tr. 59.
Quhy ar ye nocht esscheamed … to lie on ws in your preachings?
1587-99 Hume 176/363.
Ye wer eschamed … to be called lordis
1641 Acts V. 483/2.
The adversaries … quha ar not eshamed to aver [etc.]

b. Put to shame; disgraced. c1500-c1512 Dunb. xx. 27.
Fle … fra all schrewis, or elles thow are eschamit
c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 1339.
Chaip he away, we ar eschamit. Like cowartis, we salbe defamit
1555 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 216.
Outlandis men … vsand thame self sua vnhonestlie that the haill towne hes bene eschamyit thairby
1560 Rolland Seven S. 5398.
Quhair ȝe alledge … that he wald hir eschamit, But dout thairof he aw not to be blamit

2. intr. To feel shame; to be ashamed. Freq. const. of or to with inf. a1500 Quare Jel. 256.
Jelousy … Quhare ofe eschamith euery noble wy
c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 277.
Eschame thar of, and draw thé out of sicht
1513 Doug. iv. Prol. 175.
Eschame ȝhe not rehers and blaw on breid Ȝour awyn diffame?
1531 Bell. Boece I. 27.
Thay eschamit to be takin in battall
Id. Livy I. 207/20.
Thai eschamyt that thare inemyis suld departe … vnpunyst
15.. Clar. v. 2038.
Scho was thair that maid him to eschame Of cowardyce
1569-73 Bann. Memor. 14.
Some … who escheames nocht to ding in the peoples eares that [etc.]
1587-99 Hume Epistle 224.
Eshame ye not … Lawes to profes and erre agains the law?

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