schalk

See also: Schalk

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schalc, from Old Dutch skalk, from Frankish *skalk, from Proto-Germanic *skalkaz (β€œservant, knight”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (β€œto cleave, separate, part, divide”). Cognate to English shalk, Gothic πƒπŒΊπŒ°πŒ»πŒΊπƒ (skalks).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sxΙ‘lk/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: schalk
  • Rhymes: -Ι‘lk

Noun

schalk m (plural schalken, diminutive schalkje n)

  1. scoundrel, rascal, tomboy
  2. prankster, trickster
    • 1909, W. de Hoo Az., StudiΓ«n over de 'Nederlandsche en Engelsche taal en letterkunde en haar wederzijdschen invloed, publ. by J. P. Revers, 36.
      Zelfs nu nog zijn er allerlei grappen en platte anecdotes bij het volk in omloop, welke behooren tot het leven van Uilenspiegel, dien boosaardigen schalk, spotter en bedrieger, die altijd zegeviert over zijne tegenstanders.

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English cealc.

Noun

schalk

  1. Alternative form of chalk

Etymology 2

From Old English scealc, from Proto-Germanic *skalkaz.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /Κƒalk/
  • Rhymes: -alk

Noun

schalk (plural schalkes)

  1. A male adult human; a grown man.
  2. A fighter or combatant, especially one of noble birth.
  3. (rare) A mythological or monstrous humanoid.
  4. (rare) A attendant; one who acts as a servant.
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