Faroese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse jarl, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *erlaz, akin to Old English eorl (English earl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jallur m (genitive singular jals, plural jallar)

  1. jarl
  2. earl (especially applied to nobles of Britain in modern times)

Declension

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m10 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative jallur jallurin jallar jallarnir
Accusative jall jallin jallar jallarnar
Dative jalli jallinum jøllum/
jallum
jøllunum/
jallunum
Genitive jals jalsins jalla jallanna