kerel.
lad, fellow, bloke
Meaning & usage
lad, fellow, bloke
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch kerel, carel, caerl, kerl, from Old Dutch *karl, *karal, *keril, from Proto-West Germanic *karil, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Cognate with German Kerl, Dutch Low Saxon keerl, West Frisian tsjirl, English churl, Danish karl.
a long overgarment
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch kerle.
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