Noun: eorl
Gender: m
Nominative
| Singular | eorl |
| Plural | eorlas |
Genitive
| Singular | eorles |
| Plural | eorla |
Dative
| Singular | eorle |
| Plural | eorlum |
Accusative
| Singular | eorl |
| Plural | eorlas |
Sample Sentences
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Iċ…, eald ǣfensceōp, eorlum bringe blisse in burgum. (I…, old evening scop, bring bliss in towns for brave men.) [10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8:]
Nouns inflected like eorl
feohtling,
seoloþ,
seonoþ,
sacerd,
sleaht,
bealluc,
uprodor,
fugoloþ,
hoppsteort,
pearroc,
swiccræft,
penning,
mæssesang,
weorccræft,
tordwifel,
sandpytt,
discipul,
wyrmhord,
underling,
pundfald, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *erlaz, further origin unknown; cognate with Old Saxon erl, Old High German erl, Old Norse jarl. The use of this term in reference to specific positions and ranks is likely a semantic loan from Old Norse jarl and Old French conte. See: Old Norse Nouns '
jarl'.
Verbs referencing "eorl"
English Nouns
earl, Polish Nouns
earl, English Nouns
jarl, Danish Nouns
jarl, Icelandic Nouns
jarl, Middle English Nouns
erl, Faroese Nouns
jallur.
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