schalk

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (masculine) a scoundrel, rascal, tomboy
2. (masculine) a prankster, trickster

Adj

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

Sinonieme

guit

snaak

rakker

streng

schelm

ruggemerg

Vertalings

Aas

rogue

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/sxɑlk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle Dutch: schalc

Geërf van Old Dutch: skalk

Geërf van Frankish: *skalk

Verwante met Engels: shalk

Verwante met Goties: 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃

In summary

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).