skalk

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Gothic

Romanization

skalk

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skalk, from Proto-Germanic *skalkaz.

Noun

skalk m

  1. serf
  2. servant
  3. disciple
  4. slave

Declension

Declension of skalk (masculine a-stem)
case singular plural
nominative skalk skalka
accusative skalk skalka
genitive skalkes skalko
dative skalke skalkum
instrumental skalku —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle High German: schalc
  • → Italian: scalco (from Lombardic)

References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Swedish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Swedish skalker, from Middle Low German scalc, schalk. Cognate of German Schalk. Doublet of marskalk.

Noun

skalk c

  1. (archaic) rogue, scoundrel
Declension
Declension of skalk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skalk skalken skalkar skalkarna
Genitive skalks skalkens skalkars skalkarnas

Etymology 2

Doublet of skal and skilja. First attested in 1773.

Noun

skalk c

  1. rind, crust
Usage notes

Used when describing cheese and bread, not fruit.

Declension
Declension of skalk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skalk skalken skalkar skalkarna
Genitive skalks skalkens skalkars skalkarnas

References

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