Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schelm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
schelm
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A villain or scoundrel.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch schelm.

Inflected Forms

schelms (plural) schellum (alternative) shelm (alternative) skellum (alternative) skelm (alternative) skelum (alternative)

Rhymes With

realm coin of the realm helm elm overwhelm anselm kelm chelm yelm hjelm whelm unhelm

Questions

What does schelm mean?
A villain or scoundrel.
Where does schelm come from?
Borrowed from Dutch schelm.

How to pronounce schelm

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