dalk Meaning & Definition
What Does Dalk Mean?
Dalk is used as a noun meaning A pin; brooch; clasp.
Dalk Definition (Noun)
- A pin; brooch; clasp.
Noun
- A hollow or depression.
Synonyms of Dalk
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Dalk synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
dalk (plural dalks)
Origin of Dalk
Origin 1: 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 2: From Middle English dalke; perhaps a diminutive of dale, dell. In that case from Old English *daluc, from Proto-Germanic *dalukaz.