Definitions For Ceorl

Noun

{{ang-noun, m, head=ċeorl}} a churl, a freedman ranked below a þegn but above a thrall man peasant

Declension

{{ang-decl-noun-a-m, ċeorl}}

Derived terms

{{l, ang, ċeorlisċ}}

Descendants

{{desc, enm, cherl}}, {{l, enm, cheorl}}, {{l, enm, churl}} {{desc, en, churl}} {{desc, sco, churl}}

Etymology

From {{inh, ang, gem-pro, kirlaz}}, *kerlaz, *kirilaz, later variants of {{der, ang, gem-pro, *karilaz}}, akin to {{cog, ofs, tzerl}}, tzirl ({{cog, fy, tsjirl}}), {{cog, non, karl}} (Danish/Norwegian/Swedish/{{cog, da, karl}}), {{cog, goh, karal}}, {{cog, gml, kerl}} ({{cog, de, Kerl}}).

Anagrams

Cloer, Clore, Corle

Old English

Alternative forms

{{alter, ang, ċiorl}}