Norwegian

Proper noun

Jarl

1. A male given name from the title of an earl ( jarl). Variant: Jarle.

Swedish

Etymology

From the title of Jarl ( earl), used as a given name since the 19th century.

Proper noun

Jarl

1. A male given name.

English

Noun

jarl ‎(plural jarls)

1. (historical) a medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark

Translations

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse jarl, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ ‎(erilaz), from Proto-Germanic *erlaz, akin to Old English eorl (English earl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jartl/
• Rhymes: -artl

Noun

jarl m ‎(genitive singular jarls, nominative plural jarlar)

1. jarl
2. earl (especially applied to nobles of Britain in modern times)

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse jarl

Noun

jarl m ‎(definite singular jarlen, indefinite plural jarler, definite plural jarlene)

1. (historical) jarl (a title given to the highest noblemen in Norse times. Replaced by hertug in the 13th century).
2. an earl (British nobleman)

References

• “jarl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse jarl

Noun

jarl m ‎(definite singular jarlen, indefinite plural jarlar, definite plural jarlane)

1. (historical) jarl (a title given to the highest noblemen in Norse times. Replaced by hertug in the 13th century).
2. an earl (British nobleman)

Old Norse

Noun

1. (a title given to the highest noblemen in Norse times. Replaced by hertug in the 13th century).

References

• “jarl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.