Noun: karl
Gender: m
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | karl |
| Sg. Def. | karlinn |
| Pl. Indef. | karlar |
| Pl. Def. | karlarnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | karls |
| Sg. Def. | karlsins |
| Pl. Indef. | karla |
| Pl. Def. | karlanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | karli |
| Sg. Def. | karlinum |
| Pl. Indef. | kǫrlum |
| Pl. Def. | kǫrlunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | karl |
| Sg. Def. | karlinn |
| Pl. Indef. | karla |
| Pl. Def. | karlana |
Sample Sentences
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c. 900, Vitgeirr the sorcerer, loose stanza
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Þat’s vǫ́ lítil, · at vér síðim
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karla bǫrn · ok kerlinga,
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es Rǫgnvaldr síðr · réttilbeini
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hróðmǫgr Haralds · á Haðalandi.
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It's little harm that we should practice sorcery,
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the children of peasants and their wives,
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when Rainwald ‘straight-leg’ practices sorcery,
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Harold’s famous son, in Hadeland.
Nouns inflected like karl
karl,
Etymology
1. From Proto-Norse *ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (*karilaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Compare Old English ċeorl, ċiorl, Old High German karal, karl.
2. Alternative forms without -l may stem from Proto-Germanic *karaz.
Verbs referencing "karl"
English Nouns
churl, English Nouns
carl, Middle English Nouns
carl, Old English Nouns
carl, Danish Nouns
karl, Icelandic Nouns
karl, Swedish Nouns
karl, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns
kar, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns
kar, Old English Nouns
ceorl, German Nouns
Kerl, Faroese Nouns
kallur.
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