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Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *harmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱormo- (“suffering, pain”). Compare Old Norse harmr, Old Saxon harm, Modern German Harm, Avestan 𐬟𐬱𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀 (fšar^əma), Middle Persian [script needed] (šarm), Modern Persian شرم (šarm).

More Old English words

• Heardred
• heardsælig
• heardung
• hearg
• hearma
• hearmascinnen
• hearmcweþan
• hearmian

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