Masculine
Schelm
Meaning
imp, rogue, prankster
Concepts
Synonyms
Rotzgöre
Lausebengel
schurkisch
Häkelei
Rotzjunge
Scherzkeks
Lauser
Rotzbubi
Frechmops
Lorbass
Rotzblag
Rotzlöffel
Spaßkanone
Schäkerer
boshaftes Kind
Translations
farceur
şakacı
bromista
birbanteFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃɛlm/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German schelme (“pest, plague; those who have fallen in battle”), Old High German scalmo (“plague”), from Proto-West Germanic *skalmjan, umlauted derivation from *skalman (“plague, epidemic, corpse”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, part, divide”) or *(s)kelh₁- (“to parch, wither”). Cognate with Middle Low German schelm (“carrion, cadaver”), Dutch schelm, Icelandic skelmir (“rogue”).
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