Shalk

Alternative forms

• schalk, schak, schaik

Origin

From Middle English schalk, scalk, from Old English scealc ("servant; man, soldier, sailor"), from Proto-Germanic *skalkaz ("servant, knight"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- ("to cleave, separate, part, divide"). Cognate with German Schalk ("rogue"), Old Norse skálkr ("servant, rogue") ( >

Danish and Swedish skalk), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃 ("servant").

Full definition of shalk

Noun

1. (obsolete) A servant.
2. (UK dialectal) A man; fellow.

Anagrams

• lakhs