SKELLUM

Meaning of SKELLUM in English

[skel.lum] n [D schelm, fr. LG; akin to OHG skelmo person deserving death] (1611) chiefly Scot: scoundrel, rascal

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

SKELLUM — ˈskeləm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Dutch schelm, from Low German, from Middle Low German, scoundrel, corpse, carrion; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKELLUM — (n.) A scoundrel.
Английский словарь Webster
SKELLUM — ( n. ) A scoundrel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SKELLUM — /skel"euhm/ , n. Chiefly Scot. a rascal. [ 1605-15; schelm rogue, knave Schelm rogue, OHG skelmo, scalmo plague, corpse ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SKELLUM — n. (Scottish) scoundrel, rascal, villain
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SKELLUM — noun a scoundrel.
Webster English vocab
SCHELM — ˈskelm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Afrikaans skelm, from Dutch schelm — more at skellum Africa : rogue , rascal
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLELLUM — ˈbleləm noun ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps blend of Scots bleber to babble (alteration of blabber ) and skellum rascal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary

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