Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A servant; man.
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- noun obsolete A
servant .
Etymologies
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Old English scealc, from Proto-Germanic *skalkaz. Cognate with German Schalk ("rogue"), Old Norse skálkr ("servant, rogue") ( > Danish and Swedish skalk), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃 (skalks, "servant").
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