skalk

Gothic

Romanization

skalk

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺

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Old High German

Alternative forms

• scalc, scalk

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

• skifskalk

Descendants

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

References

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