Jarl

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4/23/2024, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #115
1/21/2022, 9:40 PM	Mike C	update #111
4/25/2021, 10:07 PM	Mike C	update #110
2/4/2020, 9:06 PM	Mike C	update #107
8/26/2016, 12:51 PM	Mike C	update #92
1/25/2013, 11:59 PM	Mike C	update #85
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Norse Mythology, Old Norse [1]

Pronounced Pron. /ˈjɑɾl/(Norwegian) YAHRL(Swedish, Danish)

Meaning & History

Means "chieftain, nobleman" in Old Norse (a cognate of the English word earl). In the Norse poem Rígsþula Jarl is the son of the god Ríg and the founder of the race of warriors.