skälm
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish skiælmber, from Middle Low German schelm. Disputed origin. Cognate of German Schelm, Dutch schelm, Danish skælm, Icelandic skelmir.
Noun
[edit]skälm c
- schelm, rogue, scoundrel
- 1649, Jacobus Petri Chronander, Bele-Snack, Eller Een Ny Comœdia, act I, scene IV, page 40:
- TV Konstrijke Mästare, godt rådh giff,
Skall man nu skona thenna skelmens lijff?- THOU artful Master, good counsel give,
Should one now spare this scoundrel's life?
- THOU artful Master, good counsel give,
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | skälm | skälms |
| definite | skälmen | skälmens | |
| plural | indefinite | skälmar | skälmars |
| definite | skälmarna | skälmarnas |
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- 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)