schalk

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch schalc, from Old Dutch skalk, from Frankish *skalk, from Proto-Germanic *skalkaz (servant, knight), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (to cleave, separate, part, divide). Cognate to English shalk, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃 (skalks).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sxɑlk/
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  • Hyphenation: schalk
  • Rhymes: -ɑlk

Noun

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schalk m (plural schalken, diminutive schalkje n)

  1. a scoundrel, rascal, tomboy
  2. a prankster, trickster
    • 1909, W. de Hoo Az., Studiën 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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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: skalk

Adjective

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schalk (comparative schalker, superlative schalkst)

  1. (obsolete) villainous, vile
  2. (obsolete) deceitful, deceptive
  3. (obsolete) cheeky, playfully teasing
    Synonym: schalks

Declension

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Declension of schalk
uninflected schalk
inflected schalke
comparative schalker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial schalk schalker het schalkst
het schalkste
indefinite m./f. sing. schalke schalkere schalkste
n. sing. schalk schalker schalkste
plural schalke schalkere schalkste
definite schalke schalkere schalkste
partitive schalks schalkers

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English scealc, from Proto-West Germanic *skalk.

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Noun

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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) An attendant; one who acts as a servant.
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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schalk

  1. Alternative form of chalk