Meaning

2 senses
  1. A rude, rustic man; a churl.

  2. (Scotland, obsolete)A stingy person; a niggard.

Examples

31 sentences
  1. Carl looked very happy.

    Карл виглядав дуже щасливим. — deniko

    ruКарл выглядел очень счастливым. — sharptoothed

    deCarl sah sehr glücklich aus. — Zaghawa

  2. Carl showed me the gold medal.

    ruКарл показал мне золотую медаль. — marafon

    deCarl hat mir die Goldmedaille gezeigt. — MUIRIEL

  3. Carl cannot have been a model student.

  4. Carl was happy to be back on dry land after his boat trip.

    deKarl war nach der Bootsfahrt froh, wieder festen Boden unter den Füßen zu haben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Carl looks very happy.

    deCarl sieht sehr glücklich aus. — wolfgangth

Origin

From Middle English carl, from Old English carl, a borrowing from Old Norse karl (“man, hu

From Middle English carl, from Old English carl, a borrowing from Old Norse karl (“man, husband”), from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Doublet of ceorl, churl, and karl.

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