jarl
English
/jɑɹl/, /jɑːl/
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse jarl (earl) derived from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ.
Origin
Proto-Norse
ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- jarldom English
- jaarli Finnish
- ярл Russian
- jarl Norwegian Bokmål
- *erlaz Proto-Germanic
- jarl Norwegian Nynorsk
- eorl Old English
- erle Middle English
- iarla Irish
- jarl Old Norse
- jarlborinn Old Norse
- jarldómr Old Norse
- jarlsdóttir Old Norse
- jarlsnafn Old Norse
- jarl Icelandic
- iarll Welsh
- iarla Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- jallur Faroese
- yurl Cornish
- ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ Proto-Norse