skälm

Swedish

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

rogue, scoundrel

Declension

Declension of skälm
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skälm	skälmen	skälmar	skälmarna
Genitive	skälms	skälmens	skälmars	skälmarnas

Derived terms

skälmsk

Descendants

→ Finnish: kelmi
→ Estonian: kelm

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)

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