Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To stay where one cannot be seen, conceal oneself (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doing harm). · To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection. · To avoid an obligation or responsibility.
A group of foxes. · A group of people seen as being fox-like (e.g. cunning, dishonest, or having nefarious plans). · The act of moving in a stealthy or furtive way. · A stealthy or furtive gait or way of moving.
From Middle English sculke, skulke, sculken, of North Germanic origin; compare Danish skulke (“shirk”), Swedish skolka (“play truant”).
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- Inherited-form mentionsculke, skulke, sculkenenm
- Cognate mentionskulkeda
- Cognate mentionskolkasv
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