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Kerl

Kerl

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Noun.
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Carl
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Kerl

Kerl

See also: kerl

German

Noun

Kerl m ‎(genitive Kerls, plural Kerle or Kerls, diminutive Kerlchen n)

  1. fellow, guy, chap, bloke
  2. (obsolete) freeman

Usage notes

  • The normal plural is Kerle.
  • The plural Kerls is widely restricted to northern Germany. Compare a well-known former Prussian guard regiment called Lange Kerls (“tall fellows”).

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Old Frisian

Proper noun

Kerl

  1. Charles

kerl

kerl

See also: Kerl

English

Noun

kerl ‎(plural kerls)

  1. Alternative form of carl

Etymology

From Middle Low German kerl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz, cognate with Old High German karal, from Proto-Germanic *karlaz, a variant of *karilaz. Akin to Dutch kerel, English churl, Old Norse and Danish karl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛʁl/, [kɛʁl], [kɛɐ̯l]

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