Schelm

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as een beemd de Schelm genaamd in 1606. Likely cognate with dialectal scheluw (crooked, askew).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Schelm n

  1. A hamlet in Deurne, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

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Etymology

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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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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Schelm m (strong, genitive Schelmes or Schelms, plural Schelme, feminine Schelmin)

  1. imp, rogue, prankster

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Polish: szelma
  • Russian: ше́льма (šélʹma)

References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schelm”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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  • Schelm” in Duden online
  • Schelm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache