schelm
schelm noun: a villain or scoundrel.
Noun
schelm (plural schelms)
- A villain or scoundrel.
- Of her parents he knew nothing, except that "her father must have been a damned hundsfoot, and a schelm, for selling his own flesh and blood to Adrian Brackel;" […]1822, [Walter Scott], chapter VIII, in Peveril of the Peak. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 201
Forms of schelm
| plural | schelms |
|---|---|
| alternative form | schellum |
| alternative form | shelm |
| alternative form | skellum |
| alternative form | skelm |
| alternative form | skelum |
Origin of schelm
Borrowed from Dutch schelm.
Words that rhyme with schelm
Questions about schelm
- What does schelm mean?
- Schelm means a villain or scoundrel.
- What part of speech is schelm?
- Schelm is a noun.
- What is the plural of schelm?
- The plural of schelm is schelms.
Words near schelm in the dictionary
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