ceorl
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old English ċeorl. Doublet of churl.
Noun
ceorl (plural ceorls)
- (historical) An Anglo-Saxon churl.
Anagrams
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kirlaz, *kerlaz, *kirilaz, later variants of Proto-Germanic *karilaz, 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
Noun
ċeorl m
Declension
Declension of ceorl (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
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