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William A Hupy
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Skellum

Postby William A Hupy » Wed Jun 14, 2023 12:42 pm

From Scottish. Meaning a scoundrel. It appears also to have ties to German and Dutch, but from there I have no further information.

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Re: Skellum

Postby Slava » Wed Jun 14, 2023 2:15 pm

Goes back to meaning carrion or corpse.
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