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

Synoniemen

guit

snaak

rakker

streng

schelm

ruggemerg

Vertalingen

Aas

rogue

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/sxɑlk/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelnederlands: schalc

Overgenomen van Old Dutch: skalk

Overgenomen van Frankish: *skalk

Verwant aan Engels: shalk

Verwant aan Gothisch: 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).