jarl
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of jarl
1810–20; < Old Norse jarl; see earl
Example Sentences
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The ship burial could have been for a king, queen or jarl, he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2020
“Tell me, Gyda, that of which ye spake,” said the jarl.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison
“No king was my sire, not a jarl, ev’n—’tis true; Yet Scald-songs his mem’ry and exploits renew; The Rune-stones will tell On high-vaulted cairn what my race hath done well.
From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber
Then hie with us to the dwelling of Hakon the jarl who hath a feast to-night.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison
“Then he doth live!” and the jarl turned to his followers.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison
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