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jarl

  • /jɑɹl̩/ US
  • /jɑːl/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)l

Where it comes from

From Old Norse jarl, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaʀ). Cognates include Old English eorl. Doublet of earl and eorl.

noun jarls

  1. historical A medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark. There were three kinds of Viking: thralls, karls and jarls. Thralls were the slaves. They were owned by karls and jarls.

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noun medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark

DeutschJarl
Русскийярл jarl

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"jarl." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jarl. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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jarl. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jarl

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"jarl." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jarl.

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@misc{jarl_2026,
  title = {jarl},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jarl},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}