ceorl

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English ċeorl. Doublet of carl, churl, and karl.

Pronunciation

Noun

ceorl (plural ceorls)

  1. (historical) An Anglo-Saxon churl.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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). Doublet of carl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃe͜orl/, [t͡ʃe͜orˠl]

Noun

ċeorl m

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

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ċeorl ċeorlas
accusative ċeorl ċeorlas
genitive ċeorles ċeorla
dative ċeorle ċeorlum

Coordinate terms

  • þegn (“thane, baron”)
  • þrǣl (“thrall, slave”)

Derived terms

Descendants

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

References

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