ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ
Proto-Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *erlaz.
Noun
ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaʀ) m
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- earl
- noble
- magician
- runemaster
- member of the Heruli tribe
- 6th century, Järsberg Runestone:
- ᛖᚲᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉᚱᚢᚾᛟᛉᚹᚨᚱᛁᛏᚢ
ekerilaʀrunoʀwaritu- ek erilaʀ rūnōʀ wᵃrītu
- I, the erilaz, write the runes
Usage notes
- In the Proto-Norse corpus this word commonly appears in connection with Rune-carving.
Descendants
- Old Norse: jarl, ᛁᛅᚱᛚ (iarl)
- Icelandic: jarl
- Faroese: jallur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: jarl
- Old Swedish: iarl, iærl
- Swedish: järl
- Old Danish: ierl
- → Danish: jarl (reborrowed)
- Norwegian Bokmål: jarl
- → English: jarl
- → Finnish: jaarli
- → Swedish: jarl (reborrowed)