Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz (“foreign, non-Germanic (Celtic, later also Roman)”). Equivalent to valr (“Romance-speaking foreigner”) + -iskr (“-ish, -ic”)
Adjective
valskr
- French
Declension
Declension of comparative of valskr
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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valskari
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valskari
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valskara
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| accusative
|
valskara
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valskari
|
valskara
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| dative
|
valskara
|
valskari
|
valskara
|
| genitive
|
valskara
|
valskari
|
valskara
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
valskari
|
valskari
|
valskari
|
| accusative
|
valskari
|
valskari
|
valskari
|
| dative
|
vǫlskurum
|
vǫlskurum
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vǫlskurum
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| genitive
|
valskari
|
valskari
|
valskari
|
Strong declension of superlative of valskr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
valskastr
|
vǫlskust
|
valskast
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| accusative
|
valskastan
|
valskasta
|
valskast
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| dative
|
vǫlskustum
|
valskastri
|
vǫlskustu
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| genitive
|
valskasts
|
valskastrar
|
valskasts
|
|
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| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
valskastir
|
valskastar
|
vǫlskust
|
| accusative
|
valskasta
|
valskastar
|
vǫlskust
|
| dative
|
vǫlskustum
|
vǫlskustum
|
vǫlskustum
|
| genitive
|
valskastra
|
valskastra
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valskastra
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Weak declension of superlative of valskr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
valskasti
|
valskasta
|
valskasta
|
| accusative
|
valskasta
|
vǫlskustu
|
valskasta
|
| dative
|
valskasta
|
vǫlskustu
|
valskasta
|
| genitive
|
valskasta
|
vǫlskustu
|
valskasta
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
vǫlskustu
|
vǫlskustu
|
vǫlskustu
|
| accusative
|
vǫlskustu
|
vǫlskustu
|
vǫlskustu
|
| dative
|
vǫlskustum
|
vǫlskustum
|
vǫlskustum
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| genitive
|
vǫlskustu
|
vǫlskustu
|
vǫlskustu
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- valr (“Romance-speaking foreigner”)
- Valland (“France, Gaul”)
Descendants
- Icelandic: valskur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: valsk, velsk (Possibly from Middle Low German)
- Norwegian Bokmål: velsk
- Old Swedish: valsker
- Old Danish: walsk