Proto-Norse

Noun

ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ ‎(erilaz) m

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. earl
   2. noble
   3. magician
   4. runemaster
   5. member of the Heruli tribe
   • 6th century, Järsberg Runestone:

     ᛖᚲᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉᚱᚢᚾᛟᛉᚹᚨᚱᛁᛏᚢ‎

     ekerilazrunozwaritu

     I, the erilaz wrote the runes

Descendants

• Old Norse: jarl