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jarl.

jarl (a title given to the highest noblemen in Norse times.)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈjarl//ˈjɑːˀl/[ˈjɑ̰̈ˑl̺]

  1. jarl (a title given to the highest noblemen in Norse times.)

    common-gender · historical

  2. an earl (British nobleman)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse jarl, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *erlaz, akin to Old English eorl (English earl).

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