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Word: Housecarl
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Old English hūscarl, from Old Norse húskarl ‘manservant’, (plural) ‘retinue, bodyguard’, from hús ‘house’ + karl ‘man’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhaʊskɑːl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(before the Norman Conquest) a member of the bodyguard of a Danish or English king or noble.
Short Definition:(before Norman Conquest) member of bodyguard of Danish or English king
Variant Forms:
- housecarle
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