English Explanatory Dictionary

eorl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Anglo-Saxon of noble rank; a nobleman ranking above a thane; alderman.

Word forms

eorl eorls

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English eorl. Doublet of earl and jarl.

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