iarl

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse jarl, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *erlaz, akin to Old English eorl (English earl).

Noun

iarl m

(poetic) A highborn, noble man or warrior.
earl (in dignity next to the king)

Declension

Declension of iarl (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	iarler	iarlrin	iarlar	iarlanir, iarlaner
accusative	iarl	iarlin	iarla	iarlana
dative	iarli, iarle	iarlinum, iarlenom	iarlum, iarlom	iarlumin, iarlomen
genitive	iarls	iarlsins	iarla	iarlanna

Descendants

Swedish: järl
→ Finnish: jaarli

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