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Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. YAHRL(Norwegian, Swedish, Danish)

Meaning & History

Means "chieftain, nobleman" in Old Norse (a cognate of the English word earl). In the Norse poem Rígsþula Jarl is the son of the god Ríg and the founder of the race of warriors.