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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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 Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler
I will only say that the life was pleasant enough, if idle, as a housecarl, and that I saw Havelok every day at one time or another, which was all that I could wish.
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
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
"Matter of ten or twelve miles, lord," said the housecarl.
From A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler
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