jarl
See also: Jarl
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse jarl, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaʀ). Cognates include Old English eorl. Doublet of earl.
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /jɑɹl̩/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /jɑːl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)l
NounEdit
jarl (plural jarls)
- (historical) A medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark.
TranslationsEdit
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse jarl, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *erlaz, akin to Old English eorl (English earl).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
jarl m (genitive singular jarls, nominative plural jarlar)
DeclensionEdit
declension of jarl
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
jarl m (definite singular jarlen, indefinite plural jarler, definite plural jarlene)
- (historical) jarl (a title given to the highest noblemen in Norse times. Went out of use in the 14th century.)
- an earl (British nobleman)
ReferencesEdit
- “jarl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
jarl m (definite singular jarlen, indefinite plural jarlar, definite plural jarlane)
- (historical) jarl (a title given to the highest noblemen in Norse times. Went out of use in the 14th century).
- an earl (British nobleman)
ReferencesEdit
- “jarl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old NorseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- ᛁᛅᚱᛚ (iarl) – East Norse
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *erlaz.
NounEdit
jarl m (genitive jarls)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of jarl (strong a-stem)
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Icelandic: jarl
- Faroese: jallur
- Norwegian Bokmål: jarl
- Norwegian Nynorsk: jarl
- Old Swedish: iarl, iærl
- Swedish: järl
- Old Danish: ierl
- → Danish: jarl (reborrowed)
- → English: jarl
- → Finnish: jaarli
- → Swedish: jarl (reborrowed)
ReferencesEdit
- “jarl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “jarl”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Old Norse jarl, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaʀ).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
jarl m pers
- (historical) jarl (medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark)
- (historical) jarl (leader of a viking team)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of jarl