jarl en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /jɑɹl̩/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /jɑːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *erlaz Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaʀ) Old Norse jarlbor. English jarl From Old Norse jarl, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaʀ). Cognates include Old English eorl. Doublet of earl and eorl.
Meanings
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(historical) A medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark.
There were three kinds of Viking: thralls, karls and jarls. Thralls were the slaves. They were owned by karls and jarls.
2016, Louise Spilsbury, “Powerful Kings and Suffering Slaves”, in The Vikings: Dig Up the Secrets of the Dead (History Hunters), Oxford, Oxfordshire: Raintree, →ISBN, page 18:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jarls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (13)
mr यार्ल (medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark) · fi jaarli (medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark) · da jarl (medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark) · ru ярл (medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark) · gmq-pro ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark) · nb jarl (medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark) · non jarl (medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark) · nn jarl (medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark) · sv jarl (medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark) · is jarl (medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark) · fo jallur (medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark) · pl jarl (medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark) · de Jarl (medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark)