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ceorl

ceorl

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English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English ċeorl. Doublet of churl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ceorl (plural ceorls)

(historical) An Anglo-Saxon churl.

Derived terms

ceorlish

Anagrams

Cloer, Clore, Corle

Old English

Alternative forms

ċiorl

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).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃe͜orl/, [t͡ʃe͜orˠl]

Noun

ċeorl m

(historical) a churl, a freeman ranked below a þegn but above a thrall
man
peasant

Declension

Declension of ċeorl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ċeorl	ċeorlas
accusative	ċeorl	ċeorlas
genitive	ċeorles	ċeorla
dative	ċeorle	ċeorlum

Derived terms

ċeorlisċ

Descendants

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

References