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jarls

jarls is the plural of jarl.

Meaning of jarl

Noun

jarl (plural jarls)

  1. (historical) A medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark.
    • There were three kinds of Viking: thralls, karls and jarls. Thralls were the slaves. They were owned by karls and jarls.2016, Louise Spilsbury, “Powerful Kings and Suffering Slaves”, in The Vikings: Dig Up the Secrets of the Dead (History Hunters), Oxford, Oxfordshire: Raintree, →ISBN, page 18

Questions about jarls

What is jarls the plural of?
Jarls is the plural of jarl.

Words near jarls in the dictionary

  1. jarligs
  2. jarlike
  3. jarliq
  4. jarliqs
  5. jarlite
  6. jarls
  7. Jarlsberg
  8. Jarlsbergs
  9. jarlship
  10. jarlships
  11. Jarlsjo

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