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Jarl definition

yärl
A medieval Scandinavian chieftain or nobleman.
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In early Scandinavia, a chieftain or nobleman.
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A medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark.
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Noun

Singular:
jarl
Plural:
jarls

Origin of jarl

  • Old Norse

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old Norse jarl, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaz). Cognates include Old English eorl (English earl).

    From Wiktionary

Jarl Sentence Examples

  • But the English leaders were treated with politic clemency, and the Danish leader, Jarl Osbiorn, was bribed to withdraw his fleet.

  • The prime object of interest is the cathedral of St Magnus, a stately cruciform red sandstone structure in the severest Norman, with touches of Gothic. It was founded by Jarl Rognvald (Earl Ronald) in 1137 in memory of his uncle Jarl Magnus who was assassinated in the island of Egilshay in 1115, and afterwards canonized and adopted as the patron saint of the Orkneys.

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