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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"Now is East Anglia mine in truth," he said; and with that he bade the housecarl fetch Curan, the cook's porter, to him.
From Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)
"That, I take it, is a hint that you might like to be a housecarl of the king's," he said.
From Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln 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)
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)
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 Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)
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