Meanings
adjectiveceorlish (comparative more ceorlish, superlative most ceorlish)
comparative more ceorlish · superlative most ceorlish
- historicalCharacteristic of or relating to a ceorl.
Even insults and indignities were strictly prohibited being practised against ceorlish freemen, and punishment by fine was assigned, as is shown by the following passage from the laws of King Alfred […]
1885, Harry Ferdinand Barrell, “Public Law: II—Constitutional Law”, in An Outline of Anglo-Saxon Law, New York: J. F. Pearson, →OCLC, page 36
Origin
From ceorl + -ish, perhaps as a partial calque of Old English ċeorlisċ. Piecewise doublet of churlish.
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ceorlish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceorlish
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ceorlish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceorlish.
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