skelmir

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skelmir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈscɛlmɪr/

Noun

skelmir m (genitive singular skelmis, nominative plural skelmar)

1. trickster, rogue, rascal

   Synonyms: prakkari, hrekkjalómur

Declension

Declension of skelmir (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skelmir	skelmirinn	skelmar	skelmarnir
accusative	skelmi	skelminn	skelma	skelmana
dative	skelmi	skelminum	skelmum	skelmunum
genitive	skelmis	skelmisins	skelma	skelmanna

Old Norse

Etymology

Compare German Schelm (“rogue”) and Middle Low German schelm (“scoundrel, rogue”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

skelmir m (genitive skelmis, plural skelmar)

1. rogue
2. devil

References

• Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)