What does schelm mean?
Schelm means (Scotland) A villain or scoundrel..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Scotland) 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;" […]
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Schelm means (Scotland) A villain or scoundrel..
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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;" […]
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