erl
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Old English eorl, from Proto-West Germanic *erl, from Proto-Germanic *erlaz. Cognate to Old Swedish iærl, Old Danish ierl.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editerl (plural erles)
- A great noble subordinate to a king or duke; a count or earl:
- (rare) A partner; one who accompanies another.
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “ē̆rl, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-30.
Old Saxon
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *erlaz.
Noun
editerl m
Declension
editDeclension of erl (masculine a-stem)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | erl | erlos |
accusative | erl | erlos |
genitive | erles | erlō |
dative | erle | erlum |
instrumental | — | — |
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