Old English · noun

carl

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /kɑrl/
[kɑrˠl]
Syllables: kɑrl (1 syllable)
Modern English: class freeman social norse anglo-saxon

Meaning

a freeman, a man of middle rank or social class (in Norse and Anglo-Saxon society)
a man
a male

Declension

Declension of carl
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	carl	carlas
Accusative	carl	carlas
Genitive	carles	carla
Dative	carle	carlum

Etymology

From Old Norse karl (Danish karl (“man”), Swedish karl (“man”)), from Proto-Germanic *karilaz (“man, male”). Cognate with Old High German karl, karal. Doublet of ċeorl.

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