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Webster 1913 Edition
Jarl
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Jarl
,Noun.
[Icel., nobleman, chief. See
Earl
.] A chief; an earl; in English history, one of the leaders in the Danish and Norse invasions.
Longfellow.
Definition 2024
Jarl
Jarl
See also: jarl
Swedish
Etymology
From the title of Jarl ( earl), used as a given name since the 19th century.
Proper noun
Jarl
- A male given name.
jarl
jarl
See also: Jarl
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)
Declension
declension of jarl
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
jarl m (definite singular jarlen, indefinite plural jarler, definite plural jarlene)
- (historical) jarl (a title given to the highest noblemen in Norse times. Replaced by hertug in the 13th century).
- an earl (British nobleman)
References
- “jarl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.