schalk

Meaning

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

Concepts

rogue

Synonyms

guit

snaak

rakker

streng

schelm

ruggemerg

Translations

Aas

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sxɑlk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: schalc

Inherited from Old Dutch: skalk

Inherited from Frankish: *skalk

Cognate with English: shalk

Cognate with Gothic: 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).