Re: CHAT: weird names, was Re: conlanging,the ultimate feminist subversion

Tom Wier wrote:

> FYI:  in German, the word "Kerl" means basicly "guy, man, person".  Thi=
s is etymologicly
> related to English <ceorl>, <churl> (both spellings are acceptable), me=
aning something
> like "irritating or quarrelsome person".  (I'm too lazy to go look up t=
he exact meaning)

I should add that the counterpart to "ceorl" is "eorl", which gives
ModE "earl" but in OE just meant any noble.

        =D0a *Linucs* ongan     for his *luser-mode*
        alyfan landes to fela   la=FEere =F0eode.

                -- The Battle of Readmonde, lines 89-90,
                   author unknown =


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