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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After him the thronging people closed up, and though I thought that a housecarl would have been sent to see what he was about, this would have made an open talk, and Alsi forbore.
From Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler
But it did not seem right to me that an atheling of Wessex should be alone, without so much as a housecarl to tend him and stand at his back at need.
From A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler
I was not yet wanted by Eglaf for any housecarl duty.
From Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler
And presently I thought that I might do worse than be a housecarl for a time, if Eglaf would have me.
From Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler
"Our horses; and I have tended them, lord," said the rough housecarl, with a bit of a shake in his voice.
From A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler
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