a member of the bodyguard or household troops of a Danish or English king or nobleman in late Anglo-Saxon times
Origin of housecarl
Late Old English huscarl from Old Norse h?skarl, literally , houseman: see house and churlhousecarl
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housecarl
noun
A member of the bodyguard or household troops of a Danish or Anglo-Saxon king or noble.
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Old Norse huskarl
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