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earlman

noun

Etymology

Modern coinage, from earl + man.

  1. inherited from *mon-✻ — “human being, man”
  2. inherited from *mann-✻ — “man”
  3. inherited from *mann✻
  4. inherited from mann — “human being, person, man”
  5. inherited from man
  6. compounded as earlman — “earl + man”

Definitions

  1. A nobleman, warrior, or man of rank, in Anglo-Saxon times.

    • According to the old king's will, his body was borne down the sea cliffs and placed on the earlman's ship.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA