Old English · noun

dalc

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /dɑlk/
[dɑɫk]
Syllables: dɑlk (1 syllable)
Modern English: dalk dawk bracelet buckle brooch clasp

Meaning

clasp, buckle, brooch, bracelet

Declension

Declension of dalc
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dalc	dalcas
Accusative	dalc	dalcas
Genitive	dalces	dalca
Dative	dalce	dalcum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dalk, *dolk, from Proto-Germanic *dalkaz, *dulkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰalg-, *dʰalk- (“pricking, stabbing, or cutting tool; needle, pin; knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelg-, *dʰelk- (“to stick, prick, stab”).

Descendants

dalk, dawk

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