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• skelm — South African Slang Origin: Afrikanerisms crook, or mistress, secret lover …   English dialects glossary

• schelm — ˈskelm noun ( s) Etymology: Afrikaans skelm, from Dutch schelm more at skellum Africa : rogue, rascal …   Useful english dictionary

• Schelm — 1. A earger Skelm, a beedar Lok. (Nordfries.) – Johansen, 94. Je ärger Schelm, je besser Glück. Das Wort Schelm kommt immer mit der Nebenbedeutung vor, dass jemand bei irgendeinem Streich, einer schlimmen Handlung mit besonderer Schlauheit zu… …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

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• skellum — [skelmskel′əm] n. [Early ModE < Du schelm, akin to OHG skelmo, one deserving to die < IE base * (s)kel , to cut > SHELL, HELM2] Chiefly Brit. a rascal; rogue; scamp: now common only in South Africa: also skelm [skelm] …   English World dictionary

• Elsweyr — is a region of the fictional continent of Tamriel featured in The Elder Scrolls series of RPGs. Its location has been fixed since the first entry in the series, , acting as real world drugs would, corrupting society, furthering criminal… …   Wikipedia

• List of South African slang words — South African slang reflects many different linguistic traditions. Afrikanerisms This list of Afrikanerisms comprises slang words and phrases influenced by Afrikaans. Typical users include people with Afrikaans as their first language but who… …   Wikipedia

• Peter Horn — Peter Rudolf Gisela Horn, born 7 December 1934 in Teplice Czechoslovakia (currently in Czech Republic). He is a well known South African poet, who made his mark especially with his anti Apartheid poetry. [Chapman, Michael: South African English… …   Wikipedia

• Skelmersdale and Holland —   [ skelməzdeɪl ənd hɔlənd], Stadt in der County Lancashire, England, 42 100 Einwohner; Maschinenbau, Elektro und Elektronikindustrie.   Geschichte:   Die Neue Stadt (New Towns) Skelmersdale wurde 1961 zur Bevölkerungs Entlastung von Liverpool… …   Universal-Lexikon

• Dieb — 1. Ae Dieb hot ä gruss Racht. (Oberharz.) – Lohrengel, I, 8. 2. Alte Diebe sehen den Jungen gnau auf die Schantze. – Schottel, 1145a. 3. An der Diebe Schwören darf man sich nicht kehren. 4. Auch ein kluger Dieb wird gefangen. 5. Auch einem klugen …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon