Definition of Scalc. Meaning of Scalc. Synonyms of Scalc

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Definition of Scalc

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Discalceate
Discalceate Dis*cal"ce*ate, v. t. [L. discalceatus unshod; dis- + calceus shoe.] To pull off shoes or sandals from. [Obs.] --Cockeram.
Discalceated
Discalceated Dis*cal"ce*at`ed, a. Deprived off shoes or sandals; unshod; discalced.
Discalceation
Discalceation Dis*cal`ce*a"tion, n. The act of pulling off the shoes or sandals. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
Miscalculate
Miscalculate Mis*cal"cu*late, v. t. & i. To calculate erroneously; to judge wrongly. -- Mis*cal`cu*la"tion, n.
Miscalculation
Miscalculate Mis*cal"cu*late, v. t. & i. To calculate erroneously; to judge wrongly. -- Mis*cal`cu*la"tion, n.

Meaning of Scalc from wikipedia

- a compound of *sini- (cf. Gothic sineigs "old", sinista "oldest") and scalc "servant", ultimately a calque of Late Latin senior scholaris "senior guard"...
- originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses (from Old German Marh-scalc, lit. 'horse-servant'), from the time of the early Frankish kings; words...
- influenced by the French use). It is cognate with Old High German mar(ah)-scalc "id.", modern German (Feld-)Marschall (="military chief commander"; the...
- Marshal originally meant farrier, from the Old Germanic marh (horse) and scalc (servant), later a title bestowed on those presiding over the courts of...
- ancient German term denoting the king's horse guard (from Old German Marh-scalc). In various nations, elevation to the position of field marshal traditionally...