English
eorl
Eorl comes from Old English eorl ‘a nobleman’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150eorl‘a nobleman’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150eorl‘a nobleman’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *erlaz ‘man, nobleman’
through Old English eorl ‘a nobleman’
Today it means
noun An Anglo-Saxon of noble rank; a nobleman ranking above a thane; alderman.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English eorl / eorl