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earlmen

earlmen is the plural of earlman.

Meaning of earlman

Noun

earlman (plural earlmen)

  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.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 20

Questions about earlmen

What is earlmen the plural of?
Earlmen is the plural of earlman.

Words near earlmen in the dictionary

  1. earlinesses
  2. earlish
  3. Earll
  4. Earlls
  5. earlman
  6. earlmen
  7. earlobe
  8. earlobeless
  9. earlobes
  10. earlock
  11. earlocks

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