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skalk.

rogue, scoundrel

5 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. rogue, scoundrel

    archaic · common-gender
Where this word comes from

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

noun

  1. an end piece of a loaf of bread or piece of cheese (with crust or rind on one side), a heel, a butt, a crust, a boot

    common-gender

  2. synonym of skälm

    common-gender · dated

  3. synonym of skurk

    common-gender · dated
Where this word comes from

Doublet of skal and skilja. First attested in 1773. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk skalk.

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