skälm
Swedish
Alternative forms
- skelm (archaic)
Etymology
From Old Swedish skiælmber, from Middle Low German schelm. Disputed origin. Cognate of German Schelm, Dutch schelm, Danish skælm, Icelandic skelmir.
Noun
skälm c
- schelm, rogue, scoundrel
- 1649, Jacobus Petri Chronander, Bele-Snack, Eller Een Ny Comœdia, act I, scene IV, page 40:
- TV Konstrijke Mästare, godt rådh giff,
Skall man nu skona thenna skelmens lijff?- THOU artful Master, good counsel give,
Should one now spare this scoundrel's life?
- THOU artful Master, good counsel give,
Declension
| Declension of skälm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skälm | skälmen | skälmar | skälmarna |
| Genitive | skälms | skälmens | skälmars | skälmarnas |
Derived terms
References
- skälm in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skälm in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skälm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skälm in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Anagrams
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