ceorl
English edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Old English ċeorl. Doublet of churl.
Noun edit
ceorl (plural ceorls)
- (historical) An Anglo-Saxon churl.
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Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *karil, *karul, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz, *karulaz (“man”), akin to Old Frisian tzerl, tzirl (West Frisian tsjirl), Old Norse karl (Danish/Norwegian/Swedish/Danish karl), Old High German karal, Middle Low German kerl (German Kerl).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ċeorl m
Declension edit
Declension of ceorl (strong a-stem)