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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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 Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)
"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)
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)
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 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)
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