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schalk.

a scoundrel, rascal, tomboy

6 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/sxɑlk/

  1. a scoundrel, rascal, tomboy

    masculine

  2. a prankster, trickster

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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).

adj/sxɑlk/

  1. villainous, vile

    obsolete

  2. deceitful, deceptive

    obsolete

  3. cheeky, playfully teasing

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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).

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