skälm

Swedish

Alternative forms

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

  1. 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?

Declension

Declension of skälm
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skälm skälms
definite skälmen skälmens
plural indefinite skälmar skälmars
definite skälmarna skälmarnas

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Finnish: kelmi
  • → Estonian: kelm

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