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churl
[ churl ]
/ tʃɜrl /
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Origin of churl
First recorded before 900; Middle English cherl, Old English ceorl “male human being, man, freeman (of the lowest class)”; cognate with Dutch kerel, German Kerl “guy, fellow, chap”; akin to carl
Words nearby churl
churchy, churchyard, churchyard beetle, churidars, churinga, churl, churlish, churn, churn drill, churning, churn molding
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Word Origin for churl
Old English ceorl; related to Old Norse karl, Middle Low German kerle, Greek gerōn old man
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