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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old English eorl, from Proto-West Germanic *erl, from Proto-Germanic *erlaz. Cognate to Old Swedish iærl, Old Danish ierl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛrl/, /ˈɛːrl/, /ˈjɛrl/, /ˈɛrəl/
Noun
erl (plural erles)
- A great noble subordinate to a king or duke; a count or earl:
- An early medieval Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Norse magnate (subordinate to the king).
- An earl; the English equivalent to a count under the king or (later) a duke.
- (rare) A partner; one who accompanies another.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *erlaz.
Noun
erl m
- earl, man
Declension
Declension of erl (masculine a-stem)