Schelm

See also: schelm

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German

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Schelm m (genitive Schelms or Schelmes, plural Schelme)

1. imp, rogue, prankster

Declension

Declension of Schelm

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schelm	die	Schelme
genitive	eines	des	Schelmes, Schelms	der	Schelme
dative	einem	dem	Schelm, Schelme1	den	Schelmen
accusative	einen	den	Schelm	die	Schelme

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

• schelmisch

References

Further reading

• Schelm in Duden online