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churl
▪ I. churl, n. (tʃɜːl) Forms: 1 ceorl, 2–3 cheorl, 2–5 cherl, (3 chærle, 4–5 cherle, 5 cheerl, cherll(e, chirl, cherelle, cherld, cherol), 3–7 chorle, 4–7 churle (6 churryll), 5– churl. [OE. ceorl:—WGer. kerl (Fris. tzerl, MDu. kerel, kerle, Du. kerel, MLG. kerle, MG. kerl(e, Ger. kerl, pointing to ...
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Churl
In the North Germanic (Scandinavian) languages, the word has the same root as churl and meant originally a "free man". Names such as Carl and Charles are derived from cognates of churl or ċeorle.
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churl
churl/tʃɜ:l; tʃəl/ n(dated 旧) bad-mannered or bad-tempered person 举止或脾气不佳的人; 粗暴的人.
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Ceorl
Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth
Churl, a social rank in Anglo-Saxon England, the lowest class of "free" men
King Cearl of Mercia, Anglo-Saxon
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Curadmír
Then, when the three heroes are at Emain Macha, they are visited by a giant churl who challenges them each in turn to behead him, and then allow him to He stretches out his neck for the axe, but the churl spares him in recognition of his courage and honour.
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Þökk
They prayed her to weep Baldr out of Hel; she answered:
Thǫkk will weep
waterless tears
For Baldr's bale-fare;
Living or dead,
I loved not the churl's
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chorl
▪ I. [chorl mistake (in some dicts.) for choil.]▪ II. chorl, -ish, -ysshe obs. ff. of churl, -ish.
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Fled Bricrenn
Eventually, back at Emain Macha, the three heroes are each challenged by a giant churl to cut off his head on the condition that they allow him to cut First, Lóegaire, then Conall, takes up the challenge and cuts off the churl's head, only for him to pick it up and leave, but when the churl returns the
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churled
churled, a. (ˈtʃɜːld) [f. churl + -ed.] Made a churl or churlish.18.. C. Webbe in G. Johnston Nat. Hist. E. Bord. (1853) I. 21 Some are whirled The dizzy round of joy, and some turn churled Or fevered from life's game. 1871 J. Miller Songs Italy (1878) 109 Savage old beast, so crossed and churled.
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Richard Huskard
The original form was huscarl, a compound word of two distinct words in Old English, hus (house) and churl (a peasant. See also
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Henry, William (2002). Role of Honour: The Mayors of Galway City 1485-2001. Galway: Galway City Council.
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Conall Cernach
Lóegaire accepted the challenge and cut off the churl's head, and the churl picked up his head and left. Finally Cúchulainn cut off the churl's head, and submitted himself to the churl's axe the following day as promised.
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charl
† charl Obs. A variant of carl or churl. [ME. cherl might have a phonetic variant charl, as well as churl; cf. berne and its variants, etc.]a 1400 Cov. Myst. (1841) 139 The olde charle had ryght gret corage. Ibid. 181, I xal sle scharlys, And qwenys with therlys. c 1440 Promp. Parv. 72 Cherelle or c...
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