carle
Variant of carl
carl
definition
carl or carle (kärl)
noun
- Obsolete a peasant, bondman, or villein
- Now Chiefly Scot. an ill-bred fellow; churl
- Scot. a sturdy fellow
Etymology: ME & OE carl < ON karl, a man, churl
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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