"erl" meaning in Middle English

See erl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /eːrl/, /ɛːrl/, /ɛrl/, /jeːrl/, /jɛːrl/ (note: with prothesis), /ˈeːrəl/, /ˈɛːrəl/ (note: with epenthesis)
Etymology: Inherited from Old English eorl, from Proto-West Germanic *erl, from Proto-Germanic *erlaz; cognate to Old Swedish iærl, Old Danish ierl. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|eorl|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English eorl, {{inh+|enm|ang|eorl}} Inherited from Old English eorl, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*erl}} Proto-West Germanic *erl, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*erlaz}} Proto-Germanic *erlaz, {{cog|gmq-osw|iærl}} Old Swedish iærl, {{cog|gmq-oda|ierl}} Old Danish ierl Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} erl, {{enm-noun|erles}} erl (plural erles) Forms: erles [plural], erle [alternative], ȝierl [alternative], eerl [alternative, Late-Middle-English], erille [alternative, Late-Middle-English], eryl [alternative, Late-Middle-English], ȝerle [alternative, Late-Middle-English], ȝorle [alternative, Late-Middle-English], yerl [alternative, Late-Middle-English], eorl [alternative], url [alternative]
  1. A great noble subordinate to a king or duke; a count or earl:
    An early medieval Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Norse magnate (subordinate to the king).
    Sense id: en-erl-enm-noun-gmq3u1Ti Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Nobility Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 48 20 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 12 34 Disambiguation of Nobility: 45 47 8
  2. A great noble subordinate to a king or duke; a count or earl:
    An earl; the English equivalent to a count under the king or (later) a duke.
    Sense id: en-erl-enm-noun-o8JiNTdb Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Nobility Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 59 12 Disambiguation of Nobility: 45 47 8
  3. (rare) A partner; one who accompanies another. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-erl-enm-noun-zriE-qC1 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: erldom, erl marschal

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "erldom"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "erl marschal"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "earl"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "yerl"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "yarl"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
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    },
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        },
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        }
      ],
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      "word": "erll"
    },
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          "lang_code": "sco",
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        },
        {
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          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "yarl"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "ȝerle"
    },
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      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "earle"
    }
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      },
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      "expansion": "Old Swedish iærl",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "gmq-oda",
        "2": "ierl"
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      "expansion": "Old Danish ierl",
      "name": "cog"
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      "form": "erle",
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      "form": "ȝierl",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "eerl",
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        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erille",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eryl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ȝerle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ȝorle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yerl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eorl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "url",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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        ],
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          "earl",
          "earl"
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          "Anglo-Saxon",
          "Anglo-Saxon"
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          "magnate",
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        }
      ],
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        "A great noble subordinate to a king or duke; a count or earl:",
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          "great",
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        [
          "noble",
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        [
          "king",
          "king"
        ],
        [
          "duke",
          "duke"
        ],
        [
          "count",
          "count"
        ],
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          "earl",
          "earl"
        ]
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A partner; one who accompanies another."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "partner",
          "partner"
        ],
        [
          "another",
          "another"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A partner; one who accompanies another."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eːrl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛːrl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛrl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jeːrl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛːrl/",
      "note": "with prothesis"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeːrəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛːrəl/",
      "note": "with epenthesis"
    }
  ],
  "word": "erl"
}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Nobility",
    "enm:People"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "erldom"
    },
    {
      "word": "erl marschal"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "earl"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "yerl"
        },
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          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "yarl"
        }
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    },
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        {
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          "lang_code": "sco",
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          "word": "yarl"
        }
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Danish ierl",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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    {
      "form": "erles",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ȝierl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eerl",
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        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erille",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eryl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ȝerle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ȝorle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yerl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eorl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "url",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "A great noble subordinate to a king or duke; a count or earl:",
        "An early medieval Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Norse magnate (subordinate to the king)."
      ],
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        ],
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          "duke",
          "duke"
        ],
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          "count"
        ],
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        ],
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        "An earl; the English equivalent to a count under the king or (later) a duke."
      ],
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          "duke"
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          "count"
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      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
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        "A partner; one who accompanies another."
      ],
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        [
          "partner",
          "partner"
        ],
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          "another",
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        ]
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        "(rare) A partner; one who accompanies another."
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eːrl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛːrl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛrl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jeːrl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛːrl/",
      "note": "with prothesis"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeːrəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛːrəl/",
      "note": "with epenthesis"
    }
  ],
  "word": "erl"
}

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