Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dalk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dalk
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pin; brooch; clasp.

noun

A hollow or depression.

Archaic

noun

Initialism of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"On a sunny September morning, with the trees still green, but the asters and fleabanes already taking over in ditch and dalk, Van set out for Ladoga, N.A."

Etymology

From Middle English dalke, dalk, from Old English dalc (“clasp, buckle, brooch, bracelet”), from Proto-Germanic *dalkaz (“clasp, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelg- (“to stick; needle, pin”). Cognate with Icelandic dálkur (“cloak-pin”), Latin falx (“scythe”). Doublet of falx.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: dalke, dalc, *dalkaz, *dʰelg-, *daluc, *dalukaz

Usage

Inflected Forms

dalks (plural) delk (alternative)

Questions

What does dalk mean?: A pin; brooch; clasp.
Where does dalk come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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