On this page you'll find 5 example sentences with Churl. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as grump or grouch and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Churl meaning
- A free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also (more generally), a person without royal or noble status; a commoner.
- A bondman or serf.
- A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
Synonyms of Churl
Using Churl
- The main meaning on this page is: A free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also (more generally), a person without royal or noble status; a commoner. | A bondman or serf. | A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
- Useful related words include: unpleasant person, disagreeable person, grump, grouch.
Context around Churl
- Average sentence length in these examples: 34.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Churl
- In this selection, "churl" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 34.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, freeman, carle and son stand out and add context to how "churl" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include norse for churl son of and of a churl or ceorl. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "churl" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with churl
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The most common assumption is that Karl Hundason was an insulting byname ( Old Norse for "Churl, son of a Dog") given to Macbeth by his enemies. (26 words)
In 9th century Mercian law a regular freeman ( churl ) was worth 200 shillings A shilling was defined as the value of a cow in Kent or elsewhere, a sheep. (29 words)
Here is a movie so monumentally silly, yet so wondrous to look at, that only a churl could find fault." citation Box office performance Tomb Raider was a box office success. (31 words)
The Carle of Carlisle (17th century) also resembles Gawain in a scene in which the Carle (Churl), a lord, takes Sir Gawain to a chamber where two swords are hanging and orders Gawain to cut off his head or suffer his own to be cut off. (46 words)
In the Migration period the standard weregeld for a freeman appears to have been 200 solidi ( shillings ), an amount reflected as the basic fee due for the death of a churl (or ceorl) both in later Anglo-Saxon and continental law codes. (42 words)
Here is a movie so monumentally silly, yet so wondrous to look at, that only a churl could find fault." citation Box office performance Tomb Raider was a box office success. (31 words)
Example sentences (5)
Here is a movie so monumentally silly, yet so wondrous to look at, that only a churl could find fault." citation Box office performance Tomb Raider was a box office success.
In 9th century Mercian law a regular freeman ( churl ) was worth 200 shillings A shilling was defined as the value of a cow in Kent or elsewhere, a sheep.
In the Migration period the standard weregeld for a freeman appears to have been 200 solidi ( shillings ), an amount reflected as the basic fee due for the death of a churl (or ceorl) both in later Anglo-Saxon and continental law codes.
The Carle of Carlisle (17th century) also resembles Gawain in a scene in which the Carle (Churl), a lord, takes Sir Gawain to a chamber where two swords are hanging and orders Gawain to cut off his head or suffer his own to be cut off.
The most common assumption is that Karl Hundason was an insulting byname ( Old Norse for "Churl, son of a Dog") given to Macbeth by his enemies.