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Harle vs Carle - What's the difference?

harle | carle |

As nouns the difference between harle and carle

is that harle is kind of mite while carle is (chiefly|scotland) peasant; fellow.

harle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A bird, the red-breasted merganser.
    • (Webster 1913)

    carle

    English

    Alternative forms

    * carl

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, Scotland) peasant; fellow
  • * {{quote-book, year=1820, author=Lord Byron, title=The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 4, chapter=Marino Faliero, edition= citation
    • , passage=Had he instead of on the Doge's throne Stamped the same brand upon a peasant's stool, His blood had gilt the threshold; for the carle Had stabbed him on the instant. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1885, author=Charles Kingsley, title=Daily Thoughts, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Ye may fancy I'm talking like a sour, disappointed auld carle . }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1913, author=William Morris, title=The Story of the Glittering Plain, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Spake the sad and sorry carle : "We seek the Land where the days are many: so many that he who hath forgotten how to laugh, may learn the craft again, and forget the days of Sorrow." }}

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