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Earl

UK/ɜːl/ US/ɝl/ common us

noun

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Origin

From Middle English erl, erle, from Old English eorl, from Proto-West Germanic *erl, from Proto-Germanic *erlaz (compare Old Saxon erl, Old Norse jarl), from Proto-Germanic *erōną, *arōną (compare Old Norse jara (“fight, battle”)). Doublet of eorl and jarl. Unrelated to ealdorman (“alderman”).

Phrases

  • belted earl
  • earl marshal
  • Earl Shilton
  • Earl Stonham
  • Earl's Court
  • Earls Colne
  • West Earl

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