jarl

See also: Jarl

English

Etymology

From Old Norse jarl, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaz). Cognates include Old English eorl (English earl).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(r)l

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
declension of jarl
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jarl jarlinn jarlar jarlarnir
accusative jarl jarlinn jarla jarlana
dative jarli jarlinum jörlum jörlunum
genitive jarls jarlsins jarla jarlanna

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. Went out of use in the 14th century.)
  2. an earl (British nobleman)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse jarl

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɑrl/

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. Went out of use in the 14th century).
  2. an earl (British nobleman)

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaz), from Proto-Germanic *erlaz.

Noun

jarl m (genitive jarls)

  1. (poetic) a highborn, noble man or warrior
  2. earl (in dignity next to the king)

Declension
  Declension of jarl (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jarl jarlinn jarlar jarlarnir
accusative jarl jarlinn jarla jarlana
dative jarli jarlinum jǫrlum jǫrlunum
genitive jarls jarlsins jarla jarlanna

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Old Danish: ierl
  • → Danish: jarl (reborrowed)
  • → English: jarl
  • Faroese: jallur
  • → Finnish: jaarli
  • Icelandic: jarl
  • Norwegian: jarl
  • Old Swedish: iarl, iærl
    • Swedish: järl
  • → Swedish: jarl (reborrowed)

References
  • “jarl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • jarl in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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