valk

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English

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

valk (plural valks)

  1. (informal, video games, roguelikes) valkyrie

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Danish

Verb

valk

  1. imperative of valke

Dutch

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Torenvalk
Common kestrel
Valk

Etymology

From Middle Dutch valke, from Old Dutch *falco, from Proto-West Germanic *falkō, from Proto-Germanic *falkô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɑlk/
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  • Hyphenation: valk
  • Rhymes: -ɑlk

Noun

valk f or m (plural valken, diminutive valkje n)

  1. a falcon, bird of the family Falconidae, in particular of the genus Falco
  2. a type of sailboat (see picture)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: valk

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Swedish

Etymology

From an older meaning ’lump’, from valka.

Pronunciation

Noun

valk c

  1. a callus; hardened area of the skin
  2. a roll (usually of fat)

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