skelmir
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse skelmir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈscɛlmɪr/
Noun
skelmir m (genitive singular skelmis, nominative plural skelmar)
- trickster, rogue, rascal
Declension
declension of skelmir
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skelmir | skelmirinn | skelmar | skelmarnir |
| accusative | skelmi | skelminn | skelma | skelmana |
| dative | skelmi | skelminum | skelmum | skelmunum |
| genitive | skelmis | skelmisins | skelma | skelmanna |
Synonyms
- (trickster): prakkari, hrekkjalómur
Old Norse
Noun
skelmir m (genitive skelmis, plural skelmar)
- rogue
- devil
References
- Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)