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karl.

farmhand (a man working at a farm)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaːˀl/[ˈkʰæˀl]

  1. farmhand (a man working at a farm)

    common-gender

  2. groom, ostler (a man looking after horses)

    common-gender

  3. bloke, chap, guy

    common-gender · informal
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Norse karl (“man”), from Proto-Norse *ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (*karilaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *karilaz, cognate with English churl, German Kerl, Dutch kerel.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.