ceorl

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Old English ċeorl. Doublet of churl.

Noun[edit]

ceorl (plural ceorls)

  1. (historical) An Anglo-Saxon churl.

Anagrams[edit]

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]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃe͜orl/, [t͡ʃe͜orˠl]

Noun[edit]

ċeorl m

  1. (historical) a churl, a freeman ranked below a þegn but above a thrall
  2. man
  3. peasant

Declension[edit]

Declension of ceorl (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ċeorl ċeorlas
accusative ċeorl ċeorlas
genitive ċeorles ċeorla
dative ċeorle ċeorlum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: cherl, cheorl, churl
    • English: churl
    • Scots: churl
    • Yola: chourle

References[edit]

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