ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Schelm

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Schelm is a noun meaning (Scotland) A villain or scoundrel.

Meaning

(Scotland) A villain or scoundrel.

Example Sentences

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;" […]

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include skelm, schellum, skellum, scut, scelerat, villain.

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