housecarl
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of housecarl
before 1050; Middle English; late Old English hūscarl < Danish hūskarl. See house, carl
Example Sentences
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"Matter of ten or twelve miles, lord," said the housecarl.
From A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)
"Well, master housecarl, what may your message be, and from whom is it?" he said, without more than a glance at me.
From Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)
The housecarl started toward it, but as he passed one of the helpless horses, he turned to that and brought me a horn from the saddlebags.
From A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)
Whereon the housecarl laughed a little, and said that it was but an ancient flint working.
From A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)
He had on the things that the steward had given him, and they were good enough -- as good as, if more sober than, my housecarl finery.
From Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)
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