skelmir

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skelmir.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈscɛlmɪr/

Noun

skelmir m (genitive singular skelmis, nominative plural skelmar)

trickster, rogue, rascal

Declension

declension of skelmir

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	skelmir	skelmirinn	skelmar	skelmarnir
accusative	skelmi	skelminn	skelma	skelmana
dative	skelmi	skelminum	skelmum	skelmunum
genitive	skelmis	skelmisins	skelma	skelmanna

Synonyms

(trickster): prakkari, hrekkjalómur

Old Norse

Etymology

Compare German Schelm (“rogue”), Dutch and Middle Low German schelm (“scoundrel, rogue”).

Noun

skelmir m (genitive skelmis, plural skelmar)

rogue
devil

References

Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)

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