schelm

== English == === Alternative forms === schellum, shelm, skellum, skelm, skelum === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch schelm. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛlm === Noun === schelm (plural schelms) (Scotland) A villain or scoundrel. ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Schelm or Middle Low German schelm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sxɛlm/ Hyphenation: schelm Rhymes: -ɛlm Homophone: Schelm === Noun === schelm m (plural schelmen, diminutive schelmpje n) (originally) rogue, scoundrel, fiend (figuratively) imp, prankster, rascal ==== Derived terms ==== schelmenstreek, schelmerij, schelmstuk schelmachtig, schelms schelmenroman ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: skelm Negerhollands: skelm