See eorl on Wiktionary
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "eorlas",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "eorl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "eorlas",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "eorles",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "eorla",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "eorle",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "eorlum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "m"
},
"expansion": "eorl m",
"name": "ang-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "eorl"
},
"name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "eorl",
"2": "eorlas",
"3": "eorl",
"4": "eorlas",
"5": "eorles",
"6": "eorla",
"7": "eorle",
"8": "eorlum",
"num": "",
"title": "",
"type": "strong a-stem"
},
"name": "ang-decl-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"A nobleman; a male belonging to the nobility."
],
"links": [
[
"nobleman",
"nobleman"
],
[
"male",
"male"
],
[
"belong",
"belong"
],
[
"nobility",
"nobility"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Old English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
21,
27
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
43,
56
]
],
"english": "I…, old evening scop, bring bliss in towns for brave men.",
"ref": "10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8:",
"text": "Iċ…, eald ǣfensceōp, eorlum bringe blisse in burgum.",
"translation": "I…, old evening scop, bring bliss in towns for brave men.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A warrior or hero."
],
"links": [
[
"warrior",
"warrior"
],
[
"hero",
"hero"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"In senses referring to specific noble ranks or governmental positions:",
"A Norse under-king; a jarl."
],
"links": [
[
"Norse",
"Norse"
],
[
"jarl",
"jarl"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
},
{
"coordinate_terms": [
{
"word": "hlǣfdīġe"
}
],
"glosses": [
"In senses referring to specific noble ranks or governmental positions:",
"An ealdorman (Anglo-Saxon high nobleman and governmental official)."
],
"links": [
[
"ealdorman",
"ealdorman"
],
[
"Anglo-Saxon",
"Anglo-Saxon#English"
],
[
"high",
"high#English"
],
[
"nobleman",
"nobleman#English"
],
[
"governmental",
"governmental#English"
],
[
"official",
"official#English"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "ealdorman"
}
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"In senses referring to specific noble ranks or governmental positions:",
"A count of continental Europe."
],
"links": [
[
"count",
"count"
],
[
"continental",
"continental"
],
[
"Europe",
"Europe"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/e͜orl/"
},
{
"ipa": "[e͜orˠl]"
}
],
"word": "eorl"
}
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Herefordshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Worcestershire",
"path": [
"eorl"
],
"section": "Middle English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "eorl",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Herefordshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Worcestershire",
"path": [
"eorl"
],
"section": "Middle English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "eorl",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Herefordshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Worcestershire",
"path": [
"eorl"
],
"section": "Middle English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "eorl",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Herefordshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Worcestershire",
"path": [
"eorl"
],
"section": "Middle English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "eorl",
"trace": ""
}
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