schalk

See also: Schalk

Dutch

Etymology

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

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

Noun

schalk m (plural schalken, diminutive schalkje n)

scoundrel, rascal, tomboy
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.

Synonyms

(rascal): guit

Derived terms

schalks
seneschalk
maarschalk

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English cealc.

Noun

schalk

Alternative form of chalk

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

schalke, schalkke, shalk, scalk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃalk/
Rhymes: -alk

Noun

schalk (plural schalkes)

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

Descendants

English: shalk
Scots: schalk, schak, schaik

References

“shalk(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-30.