hildiskalk

Old Saxon

Etymology

*hildi (“war”) +‎ skalk (“servant”).

Noun

hildiskalk n

  1. (hapax legomenon, poetic, derogatory) warrior

Declension

hildiskalk (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative hildiskalk hildiskalkos
accusative hildiskalk hildiskalkos
genitive hildiskalkes hildiskalkō
dative hildiskalke hildiskalkum
instrumental — —

Usage notes

  • Only found once, namely in the Heliand, where it is used of the Jews under Herodes. In the Christianized language of the Heliand, the word *hildi had probably acquired a derogatory sense.
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