scalma

English

noun

Definitions

(obsolete) A contagious febrile disease of horses, with local lesions of the bronchi, trachea and larynx, having coughing as a symptom.

Etymology

Derived from Old High German scalmo (pestilence, plague).

Origin

Old High German

scalmo

Gloss

pestilence, plague

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Schelm German
schelmisch German
schelm Dutch, Flemish
scalmo Old High German
schelme Middle High German
schelm Middle Low German