"jarl" meaning in English

See jarl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /jɑɹl̩/ [General-American], /jɑːl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jarl.wav Forms: jarls [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)l Etymology: From Old Norse jarl, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaʀ). Cognates include Old English eorl. Doublet of earl and eorl. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|non|jarl}} Old Norse jarl, {{der|en|gmq-pro|ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ}} Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaʀ), {{glossary|cognate|Cognates}} Cognates, {{cog|ang|eorl}} Old English eorl, {{doublet|en|earl|eorl}} Doublet of earl and eorl Head templates: {{en-noun}} jarl (plural jarls)
  1. (historical) A medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Titles Translations (medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark): jarl [common-gender] (Danish), jallur [masculine] (Faroese), jaarli (Finnish), Jarl [masculine] (German), jarl [masculine] (Icelandic), यार्ल (yārla) [masculine] (Marathi), jarl [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), jarl [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), jarl [masculine] (Old Norse), jarl [masculine] (Polish), ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaʀ) (Proto-Norse), ярл (jarl) (Russian), jarl [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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