schelm
Dutch (Brabantic)
/sxɛlm/
noun
Definitions
- (originally) rogue, scoundrel, fiend
- (figuratively) imp, prankster, rascal
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schelm (rogue) borrowed from Middle Low German schelm (scoundrel, carrion, rogue, cadaver).
Origin
Middle Low German
schelm
Gloss
scoundrel, carrion, rogue, cadaver
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- schelm English
- Schelm German
- schelmisch German
- literatuur Dutch, Flemish
- roman Dutch, Flemish
- schelmenliteratuur Dutch, Flemish
- schelmenroman Dutch, Flemish
- schelmstuk Dutch, Flemish
- stuk Dutch, Flemish
- skælm Danish
- skelm Afrikaans
- schelme Middle High German
- schelm Middle Low German