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ceorl

ceorl

Old English

Noun

ċeorl m

a churl, a freedman ranked below a þegn but above a thrall
man
peasant

Declension

Declension of ċeorl (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ċeorl	ċeorlas
accusative	ċeorl	ċeorlas
genitive	ċeorles	ċeorla
dative	ċeorlas	ċeorlum

Descendants

Middle English: cherl, cheorl, churl
- English: churl
- Scots: churl

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