skálkr
nafnorð, karlkyn
Merkingar
m. [Ulf. skalks = δουλος, skalkinon = δουλεύειν, skalkinassus = δουλεία; A. S. scealc; Germ. schalk; the word remains in siniscalc, seneschal; mariscalc, mar-shall = a horse-groom]:—prop. a ‘slave,’ ‘servant;’ skálka þeirra er skjöld bera, Fas. i. (in a verse); but that sense is else lost.
- 2.
a rogue, yet with some notion of a ‘mocker,’ cp. skelkja and skálkheið, Dan. skalk-agtig; leiðr s., Clar.; ljúga sem skálkr, Rétt. 61, and so in mod. usage, Pass. 8. 19; skálka mark, a brand, 7. 13; skálka-pör, roguery. It is freq. in Germ. pr. names, as, Godi-scalk, whence mod. Icel. Gott-skalk, which appears in Icel. in the 15th century.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Germ.
- German.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- mod.
- modern.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Fas.
- Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
- Clar.
- Clarus saga. (G. II.)
- Rétt.
- Réttarbætr. (B. II.)
- Pass.
- Passíu-sálmar.