ceorl

English

Etymology

A modern borrowing of Old English ċeorl. Doublet of churl.

Noun

ceorl (plural ceorls)

(historical) An Anglo-Saxon churl.

Anagrams

Cloer, Clore, Corle

Old English

Alternative forms

ċiorl

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/Icelandic karl), Old High German karal, Middle Low German kerl (German Kerl).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeorl/

Noun

ċeorl m

a churl, a freedman ranked below a þegn but above a thrall
man
peasant

Declension

Declension of ceorl (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

References

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