ceorlisc

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ċierlisċ, ċirlisċ

Etymology

From ċeorl + -isċ.

Adjective

ċeorlisċ

  1. churlish, rustic, common.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: cherlissh, churlysshe

References

  • ceorlisc in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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