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
"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
So said Dudda, the rough housecarl; and it is in my mind that the kindly remembrance would have wiped out many a thought of wrong, had there been any.
From King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler
"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 Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler
Good it has been to have you here; and I think that I shall see you as a housecarl for good yet.
From Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler
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