carline

carline · noun¹

1. Old Norse · derived fromkarling
2. English todaycarline

From Old Norse karling, feminine of karl (“carl”).

carline · noun²

From car + line.

carline · noun³

1. Latin · derived fromcarduus“thistle”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromcarlina
3. French · derived fromcarline
4. English todaycarline

From French carline, from Medieval Latin carlina, probably from cardina, a diminutive of Latin carduus (“thistle”), with influence from Carolus Magnus due to an association with Charlemagne.

Carline · proper noun⁴

1. German · derived fromKärlein
2. English todayCarline

Probably an altered spelling of Carlin or an Americanized spelling of German Kärlein.

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