dalc

Middle English

Noun

dalc

1. alternative form of dalk (“brooch”)

Old English

Alternative forms

• dolc

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑlk/, [dɑɫk]

Noun

dalc m

1. clasp, buckle, brooch, bracelet

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	dalc	dalcas
accusative	dalc	dalcas
genitive	dalces	dalca
dative	dalce	dalcum

Descendants

• Middle English: dalk, dalke
  • English: dalk, (dialectal) dawk

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “dalc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.