skellum

[ skel-uhm ]

nounChiefly Scot.
  1. a rascal.

Origin of skellum

1
1605–15; <Dutch schelm rogue, knave <Middle Low German; cognate with German Schelm rogue, Old High German skelmo, scalmo plague, corpse

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skellum

/ (ˈskɛləm) /


noun
  1. archaic, dialect, or Southern African a rogue

Origin of skellum

1
C17: via Dutch from Old High German skelmo devil

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