valsch

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

• vals, valsk

Etymology

From Old Dutch *falski, from Proto-West Germanic *falskī (“false, counterfeit”).

Adjective

valsch

1. untrustworthy, treacherous
2. false, not authentic
3. untrue
4. foul, unclean

Inflection

Adjective
		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	Indefinite	valsch	valsche	valsch	valsche
	Definite	valsche		valsche
Accusative	Indefinite	valschen	valsche	valsch	valsche
	Definite			valsche
Genitive	Indefinite	valsch	valscher	valsch	valscher
	Definite	valsch, valschen		valsch, valschen
Dative		valschen	valscher	valschen	valschen

Descendants

• Dutch: vals
  • Afrikaans: vals
  • Indonesian: fals, pales
  • Negerhollands: valsch, vals
• Limburgish: valsj

Further reading

• “valsc (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “valsch (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon *falski, from Proto-West Germanic *falskī (“false, counterfeit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /falsk/

Adjective

valsch (comparative valscher, superlative valschest)

1. false, wrong

Declension

Declension of valsch

	singular			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine
	Strong declension
nominative	valsch			valsche
accusative	valschen	valsch	valsche
dative	valschem(e) (valschennote)		valscher(e)	valschen
genitive	valsches			valscher(e)
	Weak declension
nominative	valsche			valschen
accusative	valschen	valsche	valschen
dative	valschen
genitive

The longer forms become rarer in the course of the period.

Related terms

• vals

Descendants

• → Danish: falsk
• → Faroese: falskur
• → Icelandic: falskur
• → Norwegian Bokmål: falsk
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: falsk
• → Swedish: falsk

Adverb

valsch

1. falsely, wrongly

Noun

valsch n

1. fraud, trickery
2. dishonourable intentions
3. forgery, forged goods, forged coin