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Earl vs Carl - What's the difference?

earl | carl |

As nouns the difference between earl and carl

is that earl is a British nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess while carl is a rude, rustic man; a churl.

As proper nouns the difference between earl and carl

is that earl is the title of an earl while Carl is a given name derived from Germanic.

As a verb carl is

to snarl; to talk grumpily or gruffly.

earl

English

(wikipedia earl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A British nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.

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    carl

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) carl, from (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rude, rustic man; a churl.
  • * 1974', In Lent noblemen and '''carls alike had got into the traces and pulled the carts of stone themselves. — Guy Davenport, ''Tatlin!

    • Etymology 2

    Origin uncertain.

    Alternative forms

    * carle

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To snarl; to talk grumpily or gruffly.
  • *, New York 2001, p.210:
  • *:full of ache, sorrow, and grief, children again, dizzards, they carle many times as they sit, and talk to themselves, they are angry, waspish, displeased with everything […].

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