"eorl" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /e͜orl/, [e͜orˠl]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *erlaz, further origin unknown. Cognate with Old Saxon erl, Old High German erl, Old Norse jarl. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*erlaz}} Proto-Germanic *erlaz, {{cog|osx|erl}} Old Saxon erl, {{cog|goh|erl}} Old High German erl, {{cog|non|jarl}} Old Norse jarl Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} eorl m, {{ang-noun|m}} eorl m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|eorl}}, {{ang-decl-noun|eorl|eorlas|eorl|eorlas|eorles|eorla|eorle|eorlum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], eorl [nominative, singular], eorlas [nominative, plural], eorl [accusative, singular], eorlas [accusative, plural], eorles [genitive, singular], eorla [genitive, plural], eorle [dative, singular], eorlum [dative, plural]
  1. Anglo-Saxon of noble rank; a nobleman ranking above a thane; alderman Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-eorl-ang-noun-yep76ALp
  2. warrior, brave man Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-eorl-ang-noun-hEqJAhxz
  3. Danish under-king, jarl Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-eorl-ang-noun-GADYMEIE

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for eorl meaning in Old English (3.0kB)

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “earl”",
      "word": "hlǣfdīġe"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “title”",
      "word": "hlǣfdīġe"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "erl"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: erl, ærl, eerl, eorl, erle, eryl, ȝerle, ȝierl, yerl\nEnglish: earl\nScots: yerl, yarl (merged with Old Norse jarl)\nYola: earle",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: erl, ærl, eerl, eorl, erle, eryl, ȝerle, ȝierl, yerl\nEnglish: earl\nScots: yerl, yarl (merged with Old Norse jarl)\nYola: earle"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*erlaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *erlaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "erl"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon erl",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "erl"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German erl",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "jarl"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse jarl",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *erlaz, further origin unknown. Cognate with Old Saxon erl, Old High German erl, Old Norse jarl.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eorl",
      "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": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "eorl m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "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": [
        "Anglo-Saxon of noble rank; a nobleman ranking above a thane; alderman"
      ],
      "id": "en-eorl-ang-noun-yep76ALp",
      "links": [
        [
          "thane",
          "thane"
        ],
        [
          "alderman",
          "alderman"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "warrior, brave man"
      ],
      "id": "en-eorl-ang-noun-hEqJAhxz",
      "links": [
        [
          "warrior",
          "warrior"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Danish under-king, jarl"
      ],
      "id": "en-eorl-ang-noun-GADYMEIE",
      "links": [
        [
          "jarl",
          "jarl"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/e͜orl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[e͜orˠl]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eorl"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “earl”",
      "word": "hlǣfdīġe"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “title”",
      "word": "hlǣfdīġe"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
    "Old English masculine nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "erl"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: erl, ærl, eerl, eorl, erle, eryl, ȝerle, ȝierl, yerl\nEnglish: earl\nScots: yerl, yarl (merged with Old Norse jarl)\nYola: earle",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: erl, ærl, eerl, eorl, erle, eryl, ȝerle, ȝierl, yerl\nEnglish: earl\nScots: yerl, yarl (merged with Old Norse jarl)\nYola: earle"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*erlaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *erlaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "erl"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon erl",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "erl"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German erl",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "jarl"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse jarl",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *erlaz, further origin unknown. Cognate with Old Saxon erl, Old High German erl, Old Norse jarl.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eorl",
      "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": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "eorl m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "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": [
        "Anglo-Saxon of noble rank; a nobleman ranking above a thane; alderman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thane",
          "thane"
        ],
        [
          "alderman",
          "alderman"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "warrior, brave man"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "warrior",
          "warrior"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Danish under-king, jarl"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "jarl",
          "jarl"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/e͜orl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[e͜orˠl]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eorl"
}

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