Schelm

See also: schelm

German

Etymology

From Old High German, cognate with Old Norse skelmir (“rogue, devil”), whence Danish skælm (“rogue”), skjelm.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Schelm m (genitive Schelms or Schelmes, plural Schelme)

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

Further reading

Schelm in Duden online

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