Schelm
See also: schelm
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EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German schelme (“pest, plague; those who have fallen in battle”), Old High German scalmo (“plague”). Cognate with Middle Low German schelm (“carrion, cadaver”), Dutch schelm, Icelandic skelmir (“rogue”).[1]
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NounEdit
Schelm m (genitive Schelms or Schelmes, plural Schelme)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Schelm
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Further readingEdit
- Schelm in Duden online