erl

See also: Erl and -erl

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ærl, eerl, eorl, erle, eryl, ȝerle, ȝierl, yerl

Etymology

Inherited from Old English eorl, from Proto-West Germanic *erl, from Proto-Germanic *erlaz. Cognate to Old Swedish iærl, Old Danish ierl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛrl/, /ˈɛːrl/, /ˈjɛrl/, /ˈɛrəl/

Noun

erl (plural erles)

1. A great noble subordinate to a king or duke; a count or earl:
   1. An early medieval Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Norse magnate (subordinate to the king).
   2. An earl; the English equivalent to a count under the king or (later) a duke.
2. (rare) A partner; one who accompanies another.

Derived terms

• erldom
• erl marschal

Descendants

• English: earl
• Scots: yerl, yarl
• Yola: earle

References

• “ē̆rl, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-30.

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *erlaz.

Noun

erl m

1. earl, man

Declension

Declension of erl (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	erl	erlos
accusative	erl	erlos
genitive	erles	erlō
dative	erle	erlum
instrumental	—	—